Overview
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that U.S. spending on strikes against Iran has reached about $100 billion, which he described as four times higher than the Pentagon’s public tally.
- Araghchi claimed indirect costs are even larger and estimated a monthly burden of roughly $500 for each American household, saying expenses are rising fast.
- The Pentagon has put the war’s cost near $25 billion according to the coverage, a figure Araghchi labeled a lie in his post on X.
- He tied the claim to politics by writing that supporting Israel hurts U.S. interests, and the reports note the conflict followed U.S.-Israeli coordination on February 28.
- Pakistan Observer also reported oil prices at about $114 as Prime Minister Shehbaz warned of economic risks, pointing to broader fallout tied to the conflict.