# Pentagon Budget

The $500 Million Daily Burn: Financial and Strategic Costs of the US-Iran Confrontation

A five-week military campaign against Iran has cost the U.S. over $31 billion, characterized by an unsustainable daily expenditure of $500 million. Beyond the financial toll, the loss of rare, long-lead-time assets like strategic radars and refueling tankers has exposed critical vulnerabilities in the U.S. military's regional infrastructure.