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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show

The U.S. churned through $5.6 billion worth of weaponry during the first two days of its war against Iran, highlighting the steep financial cost of the overseas conflict, according to a new report.

The Pentagon provided the estimate to lawmakers Monday, nine days after the U.S. and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran that ignited a wider conflict across the Middle East and caused hundreds of casualties, three unnamed officials told The Washington Post.

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