Wars 2026 02/28 Israel-Iran War 3.0

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US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, Pentagon estimates

The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25 per cent higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has

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US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, Pentagon estimates

USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) launches Tomahawk cruise missiles from an unknown location, as the United States launched new strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the US military said on Wednesday, in this still image obtained from a handout video released on June 10, 2026. — US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS/File

The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25 per cent higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has not been shared publicly.

The disclosure about the rising cost of the Iran war comes as Republicans wrestle with the ⁠political fallout of the unpopular conflict ahead of the November 3 election that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.

The war's impact on global energy costs has weighed on support for Republican candidates and hurt President Donald Trump's approval ratings. Trump's Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress.

The Pentagon's latest estimate was tied to the operational costs of carrying out the war, with a projected cost of more than $29 billion to replace expended munitions used in the conflict.

More than $6 billion would be needed to replace military equipment and so-called "platform losses," which include the loss of aircraft including many drones lost during the war.

Trump launched the Iran war ‌jointly with ⁠Israel in February, predicting that the conflict would last a short time.

Trump's initial strategy in the Iran war focused on first using expensive, high-end precision missiles to bomb Iran's defenses so it could later use less expensive munitions, including gravity bombs like the air-launched JDAMs, which are plentiful.

But an April ceasefire gave time for Iran to dig out underground storage facilities, bringing back online ⁠some Iranian defenses, as well as missiles and drones that had been inaccessible.

Trump has since imposed a naval blockade on Iran to starve it of oil export revenue and held out the possibility of restarting combat operations after the midterm elections. US officials, ⁠speaking on condition of anonymity, say the Pentagon has been planning to restart heavy fighting if ordered to do so.

The latest Pentagon estimate compares to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate of $37.5 billion for the cost of the war.

Trump's initial strategy in the Iran war focused on first using expensive, high-end precision missiles to bomb Iran's defenses so it could later use less expensive munitions, including gravity bombs like the air-launched JDAMs, which are plentiful.

But an April ceasefire gave time for Iran to dig out underground storage facilities, bringing back online ⁠some Iranian defenses, as well as missiles and drones that had been inaccessible.

Trump has since imposed a naval blockade on Iran to starve it of oil export revenue and held out the possibility of restarting combat operations after the midterm elections. US officials, ⁠speaking on condition of anonymity, say the Pentagon has been planning to restart heavy fighting if ordered to do so.

The latest Pentagon estimate compares to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate of $37.5 billion for the cost of the war.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Its long been over no? Da fuqq can da US do now?

Iran can just literally walk right on in the GCC and kill all dem monkey, but that's just not goin look good no?

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran's long been in charge of da region gents. Its just not being advertised as such for poor colluddzz people of da region:

 

[Saif]

Iran says no plans to meet US officials

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran currently has no plans to meet with U.S. officials, while consultations with Qatari and Pakistani mediators continue over Iran's conditions for resolving the crisis, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported Saturday. In an interview with Al Jazeera

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Iran says no plans to meet US officials

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran currently has no plans to meet with U.S. officials, while consultations with Qatari and Pakistani mediators continue over Iran's conditions for resolving the crisis, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported Saturday.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Araghchi dismissed reports of possible meetings as media speculation, saying Iran saw no need to meet with American officials at present.

He said Tehran would decide whether to hold direct or indirect negotiations after Washington accepted Iran's conditions, reports Xinhua.

Araghchi said an Iranian delegation had traveled to Qatar for further discussions, adding that his aide was there to continue consultations with mediators.

According to Araghchi, Iran's conditions include recognition of a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz that Tehran had worked out with Oman, and the closure of other routes.

He said Tehran also sought the lifting of sanctions imposed after the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a reduction in U.S. military forces in the region, the restoration of sanctions waivers for Iranian oil exports, and the release of all frozen Iranian funds, including those held in Qatar.

Iran also demanded an end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, he said.

Araghchi said mediators had presented proposals concerning Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran was reviewing as part of what he described as a second phase.

The Iranian foreign minister also said a letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance had been reviewed at high-level meetings, describing the American effort to open the door to broader dialogue and understanding as a "positive step."

On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region, and tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

A ceasefire was achieved between the warring parties on April 8. On June 18, Iran and the United States signed the MoU on ending the war in the region on all fronts.

Under the MoU, the two countries were scheduled to hold negotiations within 60 days, ending on Aug. 17, to reach a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program and the removal of sanctions. However, they failed to make sufficient progress toward a deal.​

 

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Iran warns US, Israel against new attacks after Trump, Netanyahu threats

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against launching new attacks following their threats to resume strikes after crucial elections, as fears mount over a return to fighting. The declaration came as the Islamic republic's top diplomat said there were no plans...

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Iran warns US, Israel against new attacks after Trump, Netanyahu threats

AFP

Tehran

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Iran's supreme leader on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against launching new attacks following their threats to resume strikes after crucial elections, as fears mount over a return to fighting.

The declaration came as the Islamic republic's top diplomat said there were no plans to hold talks with the United States, as indirect mediation via Qatar continues.

President Donald Trump has warned of fresh military action after the US holds midterm elections early next week, saying last weekend that he was weighing whether to "finish them off".

In Israel, which is coming off fresh elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of a "historic, one-time opportunity" to topple the Iranian government.

Polls in both countries could determine the direction of the conflict, with Israel having voted Tuesday but yet to form a new government.

"Any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response," Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei told top military commanders in a meeting, according to a statement.

The encounter was the first reported meeting between Khamenei and military top brass, and included armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, army chief Amir Hatami and Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi.

The supreme leader has not been seen publicly since before he took the helm in March after the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.

Khamenei also ordered commanders to update Iran's target list to include "all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist enemy".

Iran has previously warned it would consider severing undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz.

Petrol prices weigh on US vote

Since the initial US-Israeli strikes in February, ordinary Iranians "have been left in a state of limbo for the past year", Fariba, a Tehran housewife, told AFP.

But other residents in the Iranian capital brushed off the possible return to full-scale conflict.

"We do not fear another war. We have been at war for 48 years now," said Ebrahim, a salesman in his forties.

Since the outbreak of the war, Tehran has restricted shipping through the strategic waterway, which normally carries around one-fifth of global oil consumption.

The blockade has caused a spike in global energy prices, making the war unpopular among the US public ahead of midterm congressional elections Tuesday.

Gains for the opposition Democrats could restrict, to an extent, Trump's ability to enact policy.

Voting in Israel has left Netanyahu's political camp with the most seats in parliament but short of a majority, leaving the make-up of the next administration unclear.

'Flames of war'

The war began on 28 February with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The Islamic republic swiftly responded with attacks on American assets in countries around the region.

Fresh diplomatic efforts are underway to avert any resumption of fighting, with Qatari mediators landing in Tehran on Friday, and US Vice President JD Vance sending a letter to Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei.

But Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that "currently, there are no plans for meetings with American officials".

"Iran's conditions are clear, and consultations regarding them are ongoing among mediators," he said in an interview with Al Jazeera, according to the state news agency IRNA.

Qatar and Pakistan have been mediating between the warring parties, but the talks have yet to produce a lasting agreement.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Vance had sent his letter to Iran's security chief at Trump's direction in a bid to revive negotiations and avert further US strikes.

Araghchi confirmed that Iran received the letter, saying, "The American side's effort to open a dialogue and reach a broader understanding is viewed as a positive step."

But the Iranian side kept firm its warnings against further attacks.

Earlier on Saturday, army spokesman Mohammad Akaraminia said that any resumption of hostilities would only expand the scope of the war.

"The flames of war will undoubtedly engulf a much wider geographical area," he said on social media, without elaborating.

Araghchi warned on X of an "Earth-shattering blow Iran's Powerful Armed Forces will deal against those who dare harm our people".

He said there would no longer be any "red lines".​

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran's long won this guys before the first drone was used in this conflict.
Iran's just sitting pretty and de facto taken over/ undermined the entire ME and everybody else is just talking shiit.

Iran has made it crystal now..........
Yous gotta go and not come back.
This third class ME belongs to Iran now........And Russia/ China don't care and the other chutiya muzz-Lims are powerless to respond to this Iranian punking of the entire region.

Lets not try making it appear anything other than what it is.
Iran's totally defeated the US in the entire ME.

 

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Violating oiler caught fire after hitting mines in Hormuz Strait: Iran

The navy of Iran's Army said Saturday a "violating" oil tanker caught fire earlier in the day after hitting naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement on the army's website, the navy said the oil tanker had turned off its navigation systems and was transiting the "forbidden and unsaf

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Violating oiler caught fire after hitting mines in Hormuz Strait: Iran

The navy of Iran's Army said Saturday a "violating" oil tanker caught fire earlier in the day after hitting naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement on the army's website, the navy said the oil tanker had turned off its navigation systems and was transiting the "forbidden and unsafe" region east of the strait, ignoring warnings, when it hit the mines and caught fire.

It warned that the same fate awaits any "violating" vessels that ignores warnings and enters the "forbidden" areas of the waterway, reports Xinhua.

Iran tightened its grip on the strait on Feb. 28, barring safe passage of vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States following their joint strikes on Iranian territory.​

 

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Forces ‘stronger’ than at beginning of war: Iran

US offers $20m reward for Tehran’s nuclear info

Agence France-Presse . Tehran, Iran

Iran said on Saturday its military had grown ‘stronger’ since the outset of its war with the United States, as mediators including Qatar worked to prevent any return to fighting after months of deadlock in the conflict.

Washington also offered a $20 million reward for information about Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Instagram on Saturday that over the past 48 hours he held phone calls with ministers from 12 countries.

US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, called Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Friday to discuss efforts to end the war.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani applauded colleagues in the US administration for ‘genuine intentions to find a way to contain the situation and to de-escalate it’.

‘Thanks also to some wise voices in Tehran, we have prevented that from getting out of control,’ he said in Oxford on Friday.

Trump said Iran—which he stressed has had its economy and military severely damaged over eight months of war—is eager to end the conflict.

‘We’re dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly,’ he said.

The Middle East conflict began when the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

Tehran has since sought to limit traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption.

Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said the strategic waterway would remain closed until Tehran’s demands were met by Washington.

He also said Iran’s forces ‘are on higher alert and are stronger than they were at the beginning of the war’.

‘They now possess greater motivation, commitment and self-confidence,’ he added, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

‘Under the order of the Supreme Leader, the response of the armed forces will be immediate, effective and without geographical limitations.’

Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebbi told Fars news agency on Saturday that ‘the increase in the range of Iran’s missiles continues steadily’.

He spoke days after Trump’s Republican Party suffered heavy losses in midterm elections widely viewed as a referendum on the US leader’s turbulent second term.

Ali Vaez, of the International Crisis Group, told AFP that ‘having suffered electoral defeat and failed to secure military victory, Trump is unlikely to tolerate the trifecta of diplomatic humiliation’.

‘The midterms have raised the political cost of war, but a lame duck Trump could become a flame duck if Iran denies him a face-saving exit,’ he added.

‘Both sides may be mistaking the other’s weakness for a reason to hold out rather than compromise.’

Qatar’s prime minister said ‘we cannot... just wait for this moment of a perfect deal’ as there would never be one.

He added that priority should be given to addressing the nuclear issue and ensuring freedom of navigation and the security of the Gulf.

Iran’s army said in a statement carried by state TV on Saturday that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz ‘caught fire and came to a halt after striking a naval mine’.

The US had recently said all mines had been cleared from the waterway.

On Saturday, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island in the strait, adding there was no official information about any damage.

Iranian state television reported two explosions on the island.

The Iranian army said early Saturday that its air defences had ‘struck and destroyed’ a US drone that was flying over the island, according to state media. It did not say whether the island was attacked.

On Friday, the US military said it was offering a $20 million reward ‘and possible relocation’ for information about Iran’s nuclear programme.​