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US estimates cost of war in Iran at $37.5 billion as it renews strikes on Tehran

Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says were strikes on Iran, in this still image taken from a handout video released on July 19, 2026.
Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this still image taken from a handout video released on July 19, 2026. © US Central Command via Reuters

The United States renewed its strikes on Iran, where an air raid alert was triggered Wednesday in Tehran, after US President Donald Trump warned he was “not finished” with the war, the cost of which is skyrocketing for Washington. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth estimated on Tuesday that the war in Iran has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.

Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump warned he was "not finished" with a war with Iran that has already cost his nation $37.5 billion.

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