US vastly underestimating the cost of Iran war The Intercept

The price of regime change in Tehran may run into trillions over decades in total, the report has warned The financial cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers is being understated by officials and could balloon into the trillions of dollars over the long term, The Intercept has warned. The US military budget, the world's largest, surpassed $830 billion for fiscal year 2026.