# CSIS

Pentagon’s Early Tab Tops $11.3bn as Mideast Campaign Slips Toward a Costly Quagmire

U.S. military operations against Iran have cost more than $11.3 billion in the first six days, with munitions expenditure of about $5.6 billion in the opening 48 hours. The Pentagon’s tally omits pre-deployment and sustainment costs, meaning the full financial and strategic burden is likely to rise and weigh on U.S. politics and the defense industrial base.

iMil2026年3月14日 04:58

#United States#Iran#Pentagon

Close-up of a missile mounted on a military aircraft wing at an airshow in Bengaluru, India.

World

How Iran’s Missile and Drone Arsenal Has Remade Its Military Standing

Iran has become a top‑20 military power not by fielding a modern air force or blue‑water navy but by investing heavily in long‑range missiles, drones and asymmetric tactics. These capabilities give Tehran a resilient, regionally disruptive deterrent, even as sanctions and aging conventional platforms limit its ability to wage high‑intensity conventional campaigns.

iMil2026年2月14日 01:24

#Iran#missiles#drones