https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pentagon-says-iran-war-has-cost-us-taxpayers-47bn-what-that-meansContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pentagon-says-iran-war-has-cost-us-taxpayers-47bn-what-that-meanshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pentagon-says-iran-war-has-cost-us-taxpayers-47bn-what-that-means#u167749Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:31:12 +0000The Pentagon has told United States lawmakers that the military conflict with Iran has cost American taxpayers an estimated $47.1 billion over the first eight months of fighting. Alongside direct military expenses, a study shows that US consumers are bearing the world's largest fuel bill from the Hormuz oil shock, paying nearly eight times more in fuel costs than anyone else. While the Trump administration previously dismissed energy costs as a small price to pay, the soaring price tag emerges just days before the US midterm elections, raising questions about how economic pressures might