Pentagon Watchdog Tallies $33.4B Iran War Cost

The Pentagon's inspector general says the war with Iran cost the United States an estimated $33.4 billion as of June 29, in the first comprehensive public accounting of the conflict's price and military impact.

The 44-page report was made public Monday. It found that Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and other structures at U.S. bases across the Middle East, and damaged dozens of aircraft.

The watchdog also put roughly $184 million in damage on U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries — Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Beyond the dollar figure, the report detailed shortfalls in American munitions stocks after the fighting.

The Numbers

$33.4 billion — estimated total cost of the war as of June 29, according to the Defense Department.

$184 million — estimated damage to U.S. diplomatic posts in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Hundreds — buildings and other structures damaged or destroyed at U.S. bases in the region.

Dozens — U.S. aircraft damaged or destroyed, including jets and drones.