The cost of the U.S. military operation against Iran has already surpassed $25 billion, according to estimates from the Iran War Cost Tracker (IWCT). The platform calculates expenditures in real time, relying on Pentagon data submitted to Congress.

Project analysts base their estimates on figures showing that the first six days of the campaign alone cost $11.3 billion. Since then, spending has continued to climb at an average rate of about $1 billion per day. Broken down further, the operation is draining roughly $11,500 per second from the U.S. budget.

Political scientist Andrey Kortunov, academic director of the Russian International Affairs Council, suggests that Washington’s ability to engage in additional large-scale conflicts in the coming years may be significantly constrained. In his assessment, the confrontation with Iran has already weakened U.S. military and strategic capacity.

The escalation began on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched strikes on targets across Iran, including Tehran. The attacks resulted in damage and civilian casualties. Iran responded with strikes on Israeli territory and attacks against U.S. military facilities in the Middle East, further intensifying the conflict.