War has cost $29 billion so far

WASHINGTON: The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late ⁠last month. With just six months before midterm ⁠elections in which President Donald Trump's Republicans may face an uphill battle to keep their House majority, ‌Democrats are riding high in public ​opinion polls ⁠as they attempt to link ​the war with cost of living issues.
On April 29, the Pentagon said the war ​at that point had cost $25 billion.
Jules Hurst, who is performing the duties of the comptroller, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the new cost included updated repair ‌and replacement of equipment and operational costs. 'The ​joint staff team and the comptroller team are constantly ​looking ‌at ⁠that estimate,' Hurst said. He was speaking alongside Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of ​Joint Chiefs of Staff, General ⁠Dan Caine. It ​is unclear how the Pentagon arrived at the $29 billion figure. A source said in March that Trump's administration estimated the first ​six days of the war had ​cost at least $11.3 billion. — Reuters