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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).
4 replies on “The Projected Cost Of Trump’s War In Iran”
What’s a crore Penny? It is easy to see why the US is now a failed state…economically. socially and militarily.
It an article from India media, translating from US dollars to their Indian audience. But the analyst is American
crore is a quantity of rupees from what I can gather
converter below & explanation
https://www.tipseason.com/inr-crore-usd-converter
A ‘crore’ (Cr) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to ten million (10,000,000). It is widely used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal to express large numbers, especially in financial and demographic contexts.
Thanks Penny. Looks like the Iranians have selected the son of Khamenei as his successor.
I don’t think the vast majority of them do.
It’s not looking like it will be him anyway…
Trump doesn’t want him- No one likes the shah, it would be impossible for him to run the nation