IRAN WAR COSTING U.S $891.4M DAILY — CSIS REPORT
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The ongoing conflict involving Iran is costing the United States about $891.4 million per day, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington, DC-based think tank.
The estimate was derived from an assessment of information released by the Pentagon regarding targets struck and the military assets deployed during the operation.
CSIS said the daily cost could decrease if the United States begins to rely on cheaper weapons and if Iran reduces the number of drones and missiles it launches.
“However, future costs will depend mostly on the intensity of operations and the effectiveness of Iranian retaliation,” the report stated.
According to the analysis, air, naval, and ground operations account for the largest share of the daily expenditure. Air operations are estimated to cost about $30 million per day, while naval operations are put at around $15 million daily. Ground operations are estimated at $1.6 million each day.
The report also outlined the daily cost of several key military assets deployed in the conflict.
For air assets, tanker and cargo aircraft operations cost about $9 million per day, while carrier air wings, non-stealth fighters, and stealth fighters each cost roughly $5 million daily.
For naval assets, operating an aircraft carrier costs about $6 million per day, while a destroyer costs around $5 million daily.
On the ground, the report estimates that an artillery brigade costs about $1 million per day, while a National Guard battalion costs less than $1 million daily.
CSIS also compared the current costs with those of earlier US military actions involving Iran.
It noted that the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June 2025, known as Operation Midnight Hammer, cost less than the first 100 hours of military operations in the current conflict, even though the earlier operation lasted only about two-and-a-half hours.
According to CSIS, the first 100 hours of the current war have cost about $3.7 billion.
Separate estimates by the Costs of War project at Brown University put the cost of the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes at between $2.04 billion and $2.26 billion.
The research group said the major expenses during that operation included the use of 40 MOP 30,000-pound bombs, costing between $49 million and $70 million; the deployment of seven B2 stealth bombers, estimated at $31.75 million to $37.8 million; and the firing of 24 Tomahawk missiles, estimated at $36 million to $45.6 million.
It was reported that the US and Israel last Saturday launched pre-emptive attacks on several targets in Iran, resulting in the death of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top officials.
Iran, in retaliation, has fired missiles not only at Israel but also at several neighboring Gulf countries where US military assets are based, escalating tensions across the Middle East region, Hotjist reports.
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