U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official (opens in new tab)

For context Doge saved 2-3 billion by independent estimates. And cut some of the most important international aid around the world.

Does this number include the cost of stockpile replenishment?

Destroying the world is cheap compared to the cost to humanity.

Now they need to share the cost that we have burdened the world and ourselves with.

Somewhat related: "Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It":

* https://www.twz.com/air/here-is-what-trumps-gargantuan-1-5t-...

That's $500B more than last year's budget, and:

> > Trump’s budget proposal represents the largest yearly military spending plan in U.S. history, exceeding the previous record of $1.2 trillion during World War II, when adjusted for inflation. And records confirm the DNC’s characterization of the increase being the largest since WWII when inflation is factored in.

* https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/apr/20/democratic...

Wow, that's pretty cheap compared to all the AI datacenters.

So what were they requesting $200 Billion for?

The cost to operate the Federal government for one day is about $18 billion.

Does anyone have the number that would have been required to pay off all student loans that SCOTUS blocked?

I wonder if they have to assign costs to a project code.

I remember before the election I read a few people on HN say Trump is the most anti-war president they have ever seen and that all the talk about him letting Israel flatten Palestine was fearmongering. Wonder how they feel now.

By the way, this is just the estimate from Pete Hegseth, who has demonstrated himself to be an unreliable narrator. This administration seems to have difficulty with numbers in general, accurate numbers in particular. The real cost is likely twice this, or higher.

For example, roughly 50% of our missile stockpiles have been depleted during this "excursion."