Cost to US Taxpayers of Republicans’ Illegal War in Iran

The count as of 19 June 2026. Check for latest update, as the number grows by the minute.

Trump’s illegal, needless war has cost thousands of lives and billions of US dollars–to be paid by us, the US taxpayer.  This is a war that accomplished absolutely nothing but human misery and vast debt.

See the hourly count of the money utterly wasted by the Republican-supported administration, as well as the many real needs that money might have addressed.

Iran war has cost taxpayers $38B — and counting

09/15/2026: The Congressional Budget Office said the prolonged military campaign will hit $2 billion to $3 billion a month. Read the whole story here.

See also this report from CBS:
Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household, economist estimates.