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##### [**NDTV**](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/iran-israel-war-donald-trump-us-rs-1-88-70-00-00-00-000-the-projected-cost-of-trumps-war-in-iran-11164896)

> The figure has been estimated by Kent Smetters, director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and one of the US’ foremost fiscal analysts.
> 
> The US is at war again and apart from the human toll – including the loss of American lives – it is costing the country a pretty penny as well.
> 
> **The first 24 hours of the strikes on Iran alone have seen the US spend $779 million,** or nearly Rs 6,900 crore, according to reports. **And US President Donald Trump has declared that the war will last approximately a month, if not more.**
> 
> Data from the Center for New American Security states carrier strike groups (like the USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier) cost around $6.5 million, or Rs 58 crore, a day to operate. In the lead-up to the strikes, which led to the elimination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other key figures, the United States deployed two aircraft carrier strike groups, including the Gerald R Ford, in the Middle East.
> 
> Taken together, the estimated cost of the pre-strike military build-up – including repositioning aircraft, deploying naval vessels and mobilising regional assets **– would be in the vicinity of $630 million (Rs 5,556 crore).**
> 
> If the war drags on, like Trump has indicated it will, **the US will end up spending a staggering $210 billion** (Rs 18.87 lakh crore), according to Kent Smetters, director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and one of the nation’s foremost fiscal analysts.

**Since Oct 07th**

> **the US has provided $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel**. It also supported operations carried out by the country in Yemen, Iran and the wider Middle East**, spending between $9.65 billion and $12.07 billion** on this. **Add the two figures, cited in Brown University’s 2025 Costs of War report, and you arrive at between $31.35 billion (Rs 2.82 lakh crore) and $33.77 billion (Rs 3.04 lakh crore).**

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