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The Iran War Balance Sheet — Outcome

Date
2026-06-24
Entry type
audit-outcome
Current status
Outcome

Entities and roles

Money trail

  1. public costCSIS modeled war costApproximately $40 billion modeled cost
    Estimated public spending source
    United States taxpayers
    Estimated funds recipient
    United States Department of Defense
    estimated · 2026-06-23 · observedPopulation United States taxpayers; United States Department of Defense; United States service members; Iranian publicPeriod 2026-02-28 to 2026-06-23Basis Use CSIS's approximately $40 billion campaign estimate, including its stated base-repair range; do not add the repair range again.Limits Open-source model; not an audited outlay and excludes or estimates classified categories.Open cited evidence
  2. commitmentDefense Department supplemental request component$67 billion requested budget authority
    Reported commitment source
    United States taxpayers
    Reported intended recipient
    United States Department of Defense
    reported · 2026-06-24 · observedPopulation United States taxpayers; United States Department of Defense; United States service members; Iranian publicPeriod 2026-06-24 to 2026-06-24Basis Direct source observation: the Defense Department component of the June 24 executive supplemental request; keep separate from modeled cost, the July 14 congressional printing date, and any enacted appropriation.Limits Requested budget authority can be amended or rejected and is not an obligation or outlay.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    OMB transmitted the administration's supplemental funding request to Congress on June 24, 2026; the Defense Department portion was requested budget authority, not an audited final outlay. Congress referred and ordered the request printed as House Document 119-171 on July 14.