United States Spends Equivalent of 94 Trillion Rupiah in First Two Days of Iran Attack
The United States spent approximately USD 5.6 billion, equivalent to 94 trillion rupiah, in just the first two days of its military assault on Iran. This enormous sum has renewed scrutiny of the substantial costs America is incurring in attacking Iran.
According to The Washington Post report, the estimate shared with members of Congress covers only the cost of ammunition used in the opening phase of operations. The figure does not include larger expenses for deploying troops, aircraft or naval forces in the region.
The report has triggered fresh concerns in Washington about how long the United States can sustain such an intensive military campaign.
US officials told The Washington Post that the Pentagon used advanced weapons worth approximately USD 5.6 billion during the first 48 hours of the attack. Thousands of strikes have been conducted across Iran since operations commenced.
In Indonesia, this sum exceeds Jakarta’s annual regional budget, valued at approximately 91 trillion rupiah. The amount spent by the US military in two days also exceeds the combined annual budgets of West Java, Central Java and East Java provinces combined.
US legislators are now concerned that the operational pace could rapidly deplete America’s supplies of top-tier weapons. According to the report, US weapon stockpiles are already under pressure following years of supplying weapons to Ukraine and maintaining military commitments in Asia.
To support operations in Western Asia, some military assets have been transferred from other regions. Components of the THAAD missile defence system were relocated from South Korea to the Middle East. The Pentagon is also employing Patriot interceptor missiles to defend against Iranian drones and ballistic missiles.
Defence analyst Mark Cancian warned that such actions carry risks. “The more THAAD and Patriot missiles you fire, the greater the risk you take in the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine,” he said, according to The Washington Post.
In response to The Washington Post’s questions about the status of national stockpiles, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that the department has “everything required to execute any mission at the time and place chosen by the President and for whatever duration necessary.”