Congress reveals the cost of the U.S. war with Iran

The conflict with Iran will cost Americans $2-3 billion per month; $38 billion has already been spent on the first five months of the war.

This is stated in a report by the Congressional Budget Office.

Analysts at that institution believe that more than half of the total amount of military spending requested by the Washington administration has already gone toward the conflict. The office also confirmed that the war has led to the depletion of U.S. weapons stockpiles, including critically important interceptors for air defense systems.

The United States and Israel began the war with Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. However, on the night of July 8, the United States resumed large-scale strikes on Iran, accusing it of violating the terms of the agreements reached with regard to the Strait of Hormuz. Approximately 25% of the world's oil trade volumes and about 20% of liquefied natural gas are transported through it.

Then the U.S. administration effectively signaled an end to the use of large-scale military force against Iran and a shift to an attempt to strangle it economically through sanctions.