US Faces Possible Financial Crisis and Missile Strikes as It Fights Iran: What Is the Daily Cost of the Attacks?

Tehran – With the world’s attention on the US-Israel war against Iran and its declared objectives, international reports of the steep costs of this military operation have continued to mount. In this context, a US Congress official on Thursday (5 March 2026) disclosed an initial estimate of the ongoing war costs against Iran, according to the US Department of Defence (Pentagon), reaching one billion dollars per day, according to a report in The Atlantic cited by Al Jazeera on Friday (6 March 2026). The cost of the confrontation goes beyond mere bombing costs, reflecting large expenditures that began even before the first missile was launched. While the full scale of the war costs against Iran remains unclear, the estimates indicate that the cost is very high. US Central Command said on Monday that the military had attacked more than 1,250 targets in Iran in the first 48 hours since the attack began, and published a list covering more than 20 different military assets and weapon systems that have been used so far. The operation is likely to have added millions of dollars to the war costs in just the past few days, because the production and operation costs of these assets range from 35 thousand to millions of dollars. Financial collapse: according to reports published by international newspapers, signs of financial strain are beginning to appear, as the operating costs of two aircraft carriers in the region reach around 13 million dollars per day.