The figure refers only to direct war costs — the immediate budgetary costs directly tied to the war, including operations, personnel, and matériel.
The real cost of the Iran War: $103 billion in 120 days
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Netanyahu Isn’t ‘Defying’ Trump Any More Than He Ever ‘Defied’ Biden
If Trump could force Netanyahu to stop bombing Iran today, he could have forced Netanyahu not to start bombing Iran yesterday, writes former defense intel analyst Harrison Mann.
Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say
Israel is reportedly making a particular effort to surveil top U.S. officials for info on Trump’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East
Iran Never Threatened to ‘Wipe Israel Off the Map’
The “wipe Israel off the map” quote is a deliberate mistranslation—one the media has used for decades to manufacture hostility toward Iran.
Joe Kent: Trump can’t end war until Israel taken out of the loop
In a wide-ranging interview the ex-counterterrorism chief also balks at arguments that Americans need to ‘sacrifice’ in order to prevent a future nuclear attack
Ex-CENTCOM chief headlines lavish Israeli-American Council gala
Known as Israel’s favorite American general, recently retired Erik Kurilla was credited with convincing Trump to bomb Iran in June 2025. Other speakers included pro-Israel megadonor Miriam Adelson, former Mossad Deputy Director Henrike Weissberg, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and Nancy Pelosi.
‘Vile, Horrifying, Evil’: Trump Threatens to Bomb Nation of 90 Million People ‘Back to the Stone Ages’
A brief postmortem on Trump’s Wednesday night speech to the nation about the Israeli-US war on Iran