Hundreds of millions of dollars lost in just one day! How much more burden ahead? How costly is this war with Iran going to cost America?

US-Iran-Israel War: America The long-running conflict between India and Iran reached a new phase on Saturday. On February 28, America and Israel launched strong attacks on Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in these attacks. America called this operation Operation Epic Fury.

us President donald trump The US has indicated that this campaign could last for four to five weeks, raising questions about whether the US can continue another war in the Middle East for a long time and what would be its total cost.

What is Operation Epic Fury?

On February 28, Trump posted an eight-minute video on Truth Social confirming that the US had launched a “major military operation” inside Iran. Later the Pentagon said that this mission has been named “Operation Epic Fury”. Trump said that the purpose of this campaign is to ensure that Iran cannot acquire nuclear weapons. He said, “We will destroy their missiles and completely destroy their missile industry.”

How many Iranian locations were targeted?

According to the US Army, more than 1,250 Iranian targets have been attacked in this campaign that started on Saturday. The US Army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a separate statement that 11 Iranian ships were also targeted and destroyed. According to reports, this campaign included air strikes, sea-launched cruise missiles and attacks on targets related to the nuclear program.

How expensive will this operation cost America?

It is difficult to estimate the total cost of an ongoing military operation. Experts say that it is too early to say how much this war will cost America overall. Al Jazeera quoted a news agency as saying that in the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury, America may have spent about 779 million dollars.

An additional $630 million is estimated to be spent on pre-attack military preparations, such as deployment of aircraft, deployment of more than a dozen naval ships and activation of regional resources.

According to the Center for a New American Security, it costs about $6.5 million a day to operate a carrier strike group like the USS Gerald R. Ford. Apart from this, there is also cost associated with equipment damage. At least three American warplanes were shot down in Kuwait in what US officials described as a “friendly fire” incident.