The war against Iran has cost $38 billion and used up to two-thirds of US interceptors, Congress budget office says
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 86% of the subjects analysed
PeruLima questions the United States' ability to support a second high-intensity front, as ammunition stocks dwindle after the war against Iran.
What each one tells
opposition
RussiaMoscow is drawing up the bill for a war that has already been described as a "war of aggression" by some American lawmakers themselves, between an abyssal budgetary cost and a political fracture in Washington.
- Peru
focused on American costs
the narrative centers on US forces' losses and shortages, without a symmetrical assessment of the impact on the Iranian side.
What the account puts first
RussiaAmerican budget
the conflict is presented exclusively through the lens of US material expenses and losses, with no quantified assessment from the Iranian or Israeli side.
Selection of internal opposition
the narrative focuses on the impeachment procedure targeting Pete Hegseth rather than a broader debate on conflict management in Congress.
- Peru
Reliance on official American sources
the analysis is based on reports from the Pentagon, the CBO, and cited American media, with no independent Iranian sources.
What it leans on
RussiaReliance on official American figures
the retained estimate comes solely from the CBO and the Pentagon, without comparison to an external evaluation.
and the figures
38 mil millones de dólares
Total cost of the war (CBO)
billions USD
different figures38.1 billion dollars
this press does not report this figure
Cost according to the Inspector General (Feb 28 - Jun 30)
billions USD
this press does not report this figure
this press does not report this figure
Average daily cost of the war
millions USD/day
this press does not report this figure
this press does not report this figure
Share of interceptors consumed
fraction of the stock
only one reports itbetween half and two thirds