Congressional Budget Office Estimates US-Iran Conflict Cost at $38 Billion, TASS Reports
Russian state news agency TASS cites the Congressional Budget Office as saying a war with Iran has cost American taxpayers $38 billion and depleted US weapons stockpiles, including air defense interceptors.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that a war between the United States and Iran cost American taxpayers approximately $38 billion, according to a report by the Russian state news agency TASS.
TASS said the CBO confirmed that the conflict had depleted US weapons stocks, including interceptors used in air defense systems, which the agency described as critically important.
The report did not provide further details on the timeframe of the conflict, the specific military operations involved, or a breakdown of how the $38 billion figure was calculated. TASS did not cite an original CBO document or provide a direct link to the underlying assessment.
Reuters and other Western outlets have not independently confirmed the figures cited by TASS at the time of this report. The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan agency that provides budget and economic information to the US Congress, has not issued a public statement on the matter that could be independently verified.
This report is based solely on information provided by TASS. Additional details, including official CBO documentation, could not be immediately verified.
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