US has spent $25 bln so far on Iran war: Senior Pentagon official

The US has spent approximately $25 billion so far on the Iran war, a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Pentagon acting comptroller Jules Hurst made the comments during a hearing with the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The joint US-Israeli war on Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, commenced on Feb. 28.

“Most of that is in munitions… A part of that’s obviously O&M [Operations and Maintenance] and equipment replacement,” Hurst said during the hearing to discuss the Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal year 2027.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth were also present.