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        "id": 1609538,
        "msgid": "just-six-days-into-war-with-iran-us-has-already-spent-over-180-trillion-rupiah-1773363167",
        "date": "2026-03-13 06:35:23",
        "title": "Just Six Days into War with Iran, US Has Already Spent Over 180 Trillion Rupiah",
        "author": "Israr Itah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Trump administration has estimated that the first six days of military operations against Iran have cost at least 11.3 billion US dollars (approximately 180.8 trillion rupiah), with government officials suggesting a supplementary funding request of up to 50 billion dollars may be forthcoming. The military campaign, which began on 28 February through joint US-Israeli air strikes, has already expended approximately 5.6 billion dollars in ammunition alone during the first two days and has resulted in around 2,000 reported deaths, whilst raising concerns amongst Congress about the depletion of American military supplies.",
        "content": "<p>The Trump administration has estimated that the cost of the first six\ndays of war against Iran has reached at least 11.3 billion US dollars\n(approximately 180.8 trillion rupiah, based on an exchange rate of\n16,000 rupiah per US dollar).<\/p>\n<p>This estimate was conveyed by Trump administration officials during a\nclosed briefing to members of Congress this week, according to sources\nfamiliar with the meeting on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The figure was presented to senators during a closed briefing on\nTuesday. However, this value does not include the full cost of the\nconflict and was provided only as an initial assessment after members of\nparliament requested more detailed information regarding the military\noperations.<\/p>\n<p>Some congressional aides estimate that the White House will soon\nsubmit a request for additional funding for the war. The submission is\nestimated to reach 50 billion US dollars (approximately 800 trillion\nrupiah), although several officials believe this figure is likely still\ntoo low.<\/p>\n<p>To date, the US government has not provided a comprehensive public\nassessment of the total cost of the conflict or an estimate of how long\nthe war will last.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit to Kentucky on Wednesday, Trump stated that the\nUnited States is currently \u201cwinning the war\u201d, but affirmed that military\noperations will continue until their objectives are achieved.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated cost figure of 11.3 billion US dollars was first\nreported by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Trillion-Rupiah Ammunition<\/p>\n<p>The military campaign against Iran began on 28 February through air\nstrikes launched by the US together with Israel. The aggression has thus\nfar reportedly killed around 2,000 people, mostly Iranian and Lebanese\ncivilians, after the fighting expanded into Lebanese territory.<\/p>\n<p>The war has also triggered turbulence in the global energy market and\ndisrupted the international transport sector.<\/p>\n<p>Government officials also informed members of parliament that\napproximately 5.6 billion US dollars (approximately 89.6 trillion\nrupiah) worth of ammunition was used in just the first two days of\nmilitary operations.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress have begun voicing concerns that prolonged\naggression by their country could deplete America\u2019s military supplies.\nThese concerns have emerged amid pressure on the defence industry, which\nis currently also attempting to fulfil various weapons requests.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump even held a meeting with executives from seven\ndefence contractors when the Pentagon sought to accelerate production\nand replenish military ammunition stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, members of parliament from the Democratic Party are urging\ngovernment officials to provide public testimony under oath regarding\nwar plans. They have requested explanations on the estimated duration of\nthe conflict as well as Washington\u2019s strategy towards Iran after the\nfighting ends.<\/p>",
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