CBO says Iran war has cost the US more than $38B

… ae04a4d96a8dbc1d65544ce47"><meta property="og:image:width" content="980"><meta property="og:image:height" content="653"><meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg"><meta property="og:image:alt" content="The Pentagon is seen from the air, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)"><meta property="og:description" content="The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more."><meta property="og:site_name" content="AP News"><meta property="og:type" content="article"><meta property="article:author" content="https://apnews.com/author/lisa-mascaro"><meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-09-15T18:57:34"><meta property="article:modified_time" content="2026-09-15T18:57:57.356"><meta property="article:section" content="Politics"><meta property="article:tag" content="United States Congressional Budget Office"><meta property="article:tag" content="Brendan Boyle"><meta property="article:tag" content="General news"><meta property="article:tag" content="Iran war"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"><meta name="twitter:description" content="The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more."><meta name="twitter:image" content="https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/4a3fcf6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3615x2409+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F2d%2Fe4%2F1800d2fae8cd79f10028c60117c6%2F05f2722ae04a4d96a8dbc1d65544ce47"><meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="The Pentagon is seen from the air, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)"><meta name="twitter:site" content="@AP"><meta name="twitter:title" content="Iran war has cost the US more than $38B, budget office says"><meta property="fb:app_id" content="870613919693099"><meta name="ntv-kv" key="content" values="BrendanBoyle,Iranwar,Generalnews,UnitedStatesCongressionalBudgetOffice,Governmentbudgets,U.S.DepartmentofDefense,DonaldTrump,Midtermelections,2024-2026Mideastwars,U.S.DemocraticParty,PeteHegseth,Militaryanddefense,Voting,U.S.news,Taxes,Inflation,Washingtonnews,Politics,UnitedStatesCongress,Iran,WashingtonNews,U.S.News"><meta data-rh="true" name="keywords" content="Brendan Boyle, Iran war, General news, United States Congressional Budget Office, Government budgets, U.S. Department of Defense, Donald Trump, Midterm elections, 2024-2026 Mideast wars, U.S. Democratic Party, Pete Hegseth, Military and defense, Voting, U.S. news, Taxes, Inflation, Washington news, Politics, United States Congress, Iran, Washington News, U.S. News"><meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:large,noarchive"><meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=364677107, app-argument=https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-cbo-estimate-b99089b11749f04bbc8ddb1b3c64a373"><meta name="mdThumbnail" content="https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/7c8bb73/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3615x2410+0+0/resize/690x460!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F2d%2Fe4%2F1800d2fae8cd79f10028c60117c6%2F05f2722ae04a4d96a8dbc1d65544ce47"><meta name="parsely-title" content="Iran war has cost the US more than $38B, budget office says"><style>:root { …