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The Cost of War with Iran

This authoritative-secondary source from Brown University Costs of War supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
Brown University Costs of War
Published
2025-10-07
Accessed
2026-09-03
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  1. estimateestimate

    Brown University's Costs of War project estimated $2.038502 billion to $2.25522 billion in FY2025 U.S. costs for the Midnight Hammer strike, preparations, defense of Al Udeid against retaliation, and THAAD interceptors used to defend Israel; the U.S. public is the payer and bears the fiscal cost, the operational protection flows to U.S. personnel at Al Udeid and to Israel, and the source does not allocate the estimate to named contractors or identify personal gain to Trump.

    Table 4 and cost-driver notes

    Costs of War estimates a $2.04–$2.26 billion linked U.S. operation and defense cost · Retrospective cost estimate · reviewed 2026-09-03