{"id":157633,"date":"2026-09-19T01:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157633"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:14:08","slug":"how-much-has-iran-war-cost-us-pentagon-estimates-us43-6-billion-so-farunited-states-canada-south-china-morning-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157633","title":{"rendered":"How much has Iran war cost US? Pentagon estimates US$43.6 billion so farUnited States &amp; Canada &#8211; South China Morning Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: United States &amp; Canada &#8211; South China Morning PostThe Iran war has cost US$43.6 billion as of this month, the highest official estimate to date, the Pentagon told Congress\u2019 defence oversight panels this week.<br \/>\nThe cost estimate comes as polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, and the issue is looming large as the November midterm elections approach.<br \/>\nThe Pentagon\u2019s latest figure comprises US$11.2 billion already obliged for operating expenses \u2013 for fuel, combat pay, aircraft, medical care, parts&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/3368083\/how-much-has-iran-war-cost-us-pentagon-estimates-us436-billion-so-far?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: United States &amp; Canada &#8211; South China Morning PostThe Iran war has cost US$43.6 billion as of this month, the highest official estimate to date, the Pentagon told Congress\u2019&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157633"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=157633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157633\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=157633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=157633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=157633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}