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{"text":[[{"start":7.4,"text":"Donald Trump’s Iran war has cost the US $25bn, driven primarily by the military’s use of munitions, according to the Pentagon."}],[{"start":17.3,"text":"Jay Hurst, the Pentagon’s comptroller, on Wednesday told Congress the US has spent “about $25bn on Operation Epic Fury”, in the defence department’s first public estimate of the conflict’s cost. “Most of that is ammunition,” he added."}],[{"start":32.8,"text":"The military has burned through years’ worth of costly missiles and air defence interceptors in its conflict against the Islamic republic, raising alarm about the US’s readiness for a potential conflict with China or Russia. The White House has denied the war has caused a munitions shortage."}],[{"start":49.65,"text":"But the US use of Tomahawk missiles and Patriot and Thaad interceptors in attacks on Iran have eaten into stockpiles and outpaced their annual production rates."}],[{"start":59.55,"text":"Defence secretary Pete Hegseth, whose testimony marked his first public appearance before Congress since the start of the Iran war, did not answer a question about how much more the conflict would cost, saying: “What is it worth to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, considering the radical ambitions of that regime?” "}],[{"start":null,"text":"
Status of key US munitions| Munition | Unit cost | Pre-war inventory (estimated) | Use in war (estimated) | Delivery time (months) |
|---|
| Tomahawk | $2.6mn | 3,100 | 1,000+ | 47 |
| JASSM | $2.6mn | 4,400 | 1,100+ | 48 |
| PrSM | $1.6mn | 90 | 40-70 | 46 |
| SM-3 | $28.7mn | 410 | 130-250 | 64 |
| SM-6 | $5.3mn | 1,160 | 190-370 | 53 |
| Thaad | $15.5mn | 360 | 190-290 | 53 |
| Patriot | $3.9mn | 2,330 | 1,060-1,430 | 42 |
| Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies. April 21 2026 |
"}],[{"start":80.69999999999999,"text":"He also declined to say how much longer the conflict would go on."}],[{"start":84.69999999999999,"text":"While the American bombing campaign has ceased amid a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, the US military’s effort to exert economic pressure on the regime with a naval blockade involves more than a dozen warships and 100 aircraft."}],[{"start":99.85,"text":"Since the truce was agreed, the US has sent more warships and thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, including a third aircraft carrier, the first time the American navy has had three such vessels in the region in more than 20 years."}],[{"start":115.25,"text":"Hurst, who testified alongside Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, about the Pentagon’s record $1.5tn budget request, said Congress would receive a request for more funding via the White House “once we have a full assessment of the cost of the conflict”. "}],[{"start":131.55,"text":"The Pentagon had initially asked the White House to submit a $200bn supplemental request, though Hegseth has previously said that number could change. "}],[{"start":140,"text":"Pentagon officials have said the $1.5tn request does not incorporate the costs of the Iran war."}],[{"start":146.7,"text":"Equipment losses and maintenance are also a factor in the Pentagon’s $25bn price tag, Hurst added. A range of American military assets have sustained damage or been lost, including fighter, attack and transport aircraft, drones and radars in Iranian attacks and friendly fire incidents. "}],[{"start":165.29999999999998,"text":"During his testimony, Hegseth had several combative exchanges with Democrats on the House armed services committee who criticised the administration’s approach to the conflict. "}],[{"start":175.45,"text":"In one testy exchange, Hegseth said calling the Iran war a “quagmire” is “handing propaganda to our enemies”. "}],[{"start":183,"text":"“Shame on you for that statement, and statements like that are reckless to our troops,” he said. "}],[{"start":188.3,"text":"“Don’t say: ‘I support the troops on one hand, and then a two-month mission is a quagmire’,” Hegseth added. “Who you cheering for here? Who you pulling for?”"}],[{"start":205.05,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1777512078_9722.mp3"}