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Iran war has cost taxpayers $38B and counting
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role="group"><!--[--><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-0-0-item-0-ordinal" class="sr-only">1st item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/congress-news-updates-analysis" id="section-0-0-item-0" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-0-0-summary section-0-0-item-0-ordinal section-0-0-item-0">Congress</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-0-0-item-1-ordinal" class="sr-only">2nd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/white-house-news-updates-analysis" id="section-0-0-item-1" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-0-0-summary section-0-0-item-1-ordinal section-0-0-item-1">White House</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-0-0-item-2-ordinal" class="sr-only">3rd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/supreme-court-legal-news-updates-analysis" id="section-0-0-item-2" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-0-0-summary section-0-0-item-2-ordinal section-0-0-item-2">Supreme Court and Legal Issues</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-0-0-item-3-ordinal" class="sr-only">4th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine" id="section-0-0-item-3" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-0-0-summary section-0-0-item-3-ordinal section-0-0-item-3">Magazine</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-0-0-item-4-ordinal" class="sr-only">5th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/2026-elections" id="section-0-0-item-4" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-0-0-summary section-0-0-item-4-ordinal section-0-0-item-4">2026 Elections</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-0-0-item-5-ordinal" class="sr-only">6th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/politics" id="section-0-0-item-5" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-0-0-summary section-0-0-item-5-ordinal section-0-0-item-5">Latest on POLITICO</a></li><!--]--></ul></section><!--]--></div><div class="sm:w-1/2 sm:space-y-[30px] md:w-1/3 lg:w-1/6" data-testid="hamburger-column"><!--[--><section class="border-divide-gray-35 flex flex-col border-t sm:border-0"><h2 aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-between whitespace-nowrap p-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-label-m)] font-bold leading-none transition-all duration-[250ms] ease-in-out sm:mb-2 sm:cursor-auto sm:p-0">STATE POLITICS & POLICY <!----></h2><span id="section-1-0-summary" class="sr-only">STATE POLITICS & POLICY 4 items</span><ul class="max-h-0 overflow-hidden transition-max-height duration-[250ms] ease-in-out sm:max-h-[100rem] sm:overflow-visible" role="group"><!--[--><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-0-item-0-ordinal" class="sr-only">1st item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/california" id="section-1-0-item-0" class="block px-4 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id="section-1-0-item-2" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-0-summary section-1-0-item-2-ordinal section-1-0-item-2">New Jersey</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-0-item-3-ordinal" class="sr-only">4th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/new-york" id="section-1-0-item-3" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-0-summary section-1-0-item-3-ordinal section-1-0-item-3">New York</a></li><!--]--></ul></section><section class="border-divide-gray-35 flex flex-col border-t sm:border-0"><h2 aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1" class="flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-between whitespace-nowrap p-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-label-m)] font-bold leading-none transition-all duration-[250ms] ease-in-out sm:mb-2 sm:cursor-auto sm:p-0">GLOBAL POLITICS & POLICY <!----></h2><span id="section-1-1-summary" class="sr-only">GLOBAL POLITICS & POLICY 6 items</span><ul class="max-h-0 overflow-hidden transition-max-height duration-[250ms] ease-in-out sm:max-h-[100rem] sm:overflow-visible" role="group"><!--[--><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-1-item-0-ordinal" class="sr-only">1st item</span><a href="https://www.politico.eu" id="section-1-1-item-0" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-1-summary section-1-1-item-0-ordinal section-1-1-item-0">Brussels</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-1-item-1-ordinal" class="sr-only">2nd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/canada-politics-news-updates-analysis" id="section-1-1-item-1" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-1-summary section-1-1-item-1-ordinal section-1-1-item-1">Canada</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-1-item-2-ordinal" class="sr-only">3rd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.eu/uk" id="section-1-1-item-2" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-1-summary section-1-1-item-2-ordinal section-1-1-item-2">United Kingdom</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-1-item-3-ordinal" class="sr-only">4th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.eu/france-politics-news/" id="section-1-1-item-3" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-1-summary section-1-1-item-3-ordinal section-1-1-item-3">France</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-1-1-item-4-ordinal" class="sr-only">5th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.eu/tag/german-politics/" id="section-1-1-item-4" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-1-1-summary section-1-1-item-4-ordinal section-1-1-item-4">Germany</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span 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class="sr-only">POLICY NEWS 11 items</span><ul class="max-h-0 overflow-hidden transition-max-height duration-[250ms] ease-in-out sm:max-h-[100rem] sm:overflow-visible" role="group"><!--[--><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-0-ordinal" class="sr-only">1st item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/food-agriculture-news-updates-analysis" id="section-2-0-item-0" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-0-ordinal section-2-0-item-0">Food and Agriculture</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-1-ordinal" class="sr-only">2nd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/cybersecurity-news-updates-analysis" id="section-2-0-item-1" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] 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text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-3-ordinal section-2-0-item-3">Education</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-4-ordinal" class="sr-only">5th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/energy-climate-news-updates-analysis" id="section-2-0-item-4" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-4-ordinal section-2-0-item-4">Energy and Climate</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-5-ordinal" class="sr-only">6th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/tax-finance-economy-news-updates-analysis" id="section-2-0-item-5" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-5-ordinal section-2-0-item-5">Tax, Finance and the Economy</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-6-ordinal" class="sr-only">7th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/healthcare-news-updates-analysis" id="section-2-0-item-6" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-6-ordinal section-2-0-item-6">Health Care</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-7-ordinal" class="sr-only">8th item</span><a 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href="https://www.politico.com/trade-news-updates-analysis" id="section-2-0-item-9" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-9-ordinal section-2-0-item-9">Trade</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-2-0-item-10-ordinal" class="sr-only">11th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/transportation-news-analysis-updates" id="section-2-0-item-10" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-2-0-summary section-2-0-item-10-ordinal section-2-0-item-10">Transportation</a></li><!--]--></ul></section><!--]--></div><div class="sm:w-1/2 sm:space-y-[30px] md:w-1/3 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sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-3-0-summary section-3-0-item-0-ordinal section-3-0-item-0">Playbook</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-3-0-item-1-ordinal" class="sr-only">2nd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook" id="section-3-0-item-1" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-3-0-summary section-3-0-item-1-ordinal section-3-0-item-1">West Wing Playbook</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-3-0-item-2-ordinal" class="sr-only">3rd item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress" id="section-3-0-item-2" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-3-0-summary section-3-0-item-2-ordinal section-3-0-item-2">Inside Congress</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-3-0-item-3-ordinal" class="sr-only">4th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/forecast" id="section-3-0-item-3" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline sm:inline sm:px-0 sm:py-0" aria-labelledby="section-3-0-summary section-3-0-item-3-ordinal section-3-0-item-3">POLITICO Forecast</a></li><li class="my-2 sm:border-0"><span id="section-3-0-item-4-ordinal" class="sr-only">5th item</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/magazine" id="section-3-0-item-4" class="block px-4 text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-general-s)] font-normal leading-[133%] text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-primary)] hover:underline 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The agency also confirmed that the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including critical interceptors for air defenses.</p><div style="" class="flex flex-col mb-5 pt-[1.25rem] md:mb-[1.875rem] md:pt-[1.875rem]"><div id="mrec5-wrap" role="group" class="content-group ad relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col before:inset-0 before:right-0 before:z-10 before:block before:w-full before:pb-2.5 before:text-center before:text-sm before:leading-[1.05rem] before:text-gray-vulcan-44 before:content-[attr(data-ad-label)]" data-ad-label="Advertisement" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="mrec5" class="relative" data-ad-refresh="30" aria-hidden="true" data-target="pos=5"></div></div></div><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">The <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-09/62756-Iran.pdf" class="text-[var(--color-link-default)]"><!--[-->independent 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data-v-8d32737f><!--[--><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">CBO said its $38.1 billion estimate for the war, which the U.S. launched alongside Israel in February, reflects munitions and equipment, an increased rate of military operations and higher fuel prices.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">The bulk of that estimate is consumed by the costs to replace missiles and air defenses, which the agency pegs at $21.7 billion — including $13.1 billion for missile interceptors, $7.3 billion for cruise missiles and $1.2 billion for other munitions.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">Replacing weapons, according to the office, is “the largest single component of the costs incurred by DOD during the conflict.”</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">The report predicted rebuilding missile interceptors stockpiles could take, “at least five years,” giving the U.S. fewer air defense options in the event of an armed conflict with China.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">“Having used a large portion of its missile defense inventory in combat operations against Iran, DOD now has fewer interceptors on hand to use in a potential conflict with [China],” the report concluded.</p><div style="" class="flex flex-col mb-5 pt-[1.25rem] md:mb-[1.875rem] md:pt-[1.875rem] min-h-[11.45rem] sm:min-h-[10.2625rem] md:min-h-[11.45rem] md:hidden ml-[calc(50%-50vw)] w-screen max-w-none"><div id="banner_btf_201-wrap" role="group" class="content-group ad relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col before:inset-0 before:right-0 before:z-10 before:block before:w-full before:pb-2.5 before:text-center before:text-sm before:leading-[1.05rem] before:text-gray-vulcan-44 before:content-[attr(data-ad-label)]" data-ad-label="Advertisement" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="banner_btf_201" class="relative" aria-hidden="true" data-target="pos=201"></div></div></div><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">The multibillion-dollar monthly cost of the war will depend upon the intensity of the conflict, the report said, with low-intensity operations costing roughly $2 billion and higher-intensity operations costing upwards of $3 billion.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">“As the conflict persists, DOD’s costs will continue to increase — slowly if the level of violence remains low and sporadic … and rapidly if the intensity of the conflict escalates,” according to the report. “Monthly costs could be higher still if the violence escalated further.”</p><!--]--></div></div><div class="article-row-with-three-columns__right-column hidden md:flex md:flex-col" data-testid="article-column-right" data-v-8d32737f><div class="mx-auto w-full text-left flex flex-col gap-5" data-v-8d32737f><!--[--><div style="" class="flex flex-col min-h-[11.45rem] sm:min-h-[10.2625rem] md:min-h-[11.45rem]"><div id="mrec_btf_101-wrap" role="group" class="content-group ad relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col before:inset-0 before:right-0 before:z-10 before:block before:w-full before:pb-2.5 before:text-center before:text-sm before:leading-[1.05rem] 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class="text-[var(--color-link-default)]"><!--[-->requested $67 billion in supplemental funding in June<!--]--></a> to help finance the war and rebuild munitions stockpiles, with Pentagon officials warning of a budget crunch if lawmakers don’t allocate extra cash. Efforts to fast-track war funding have sputtered on Capitol Hill and likely won’t see further action until after the elections.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">The Pentagon’s inspector general on Monday also detailed the immediate financial costs and impact to inventories of weapons. The Defense Department watchdog <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/15/iran-war-munitions-shortfall-01076933" class="text-[var(--color-link-default)]"><!--[-->estimated in a report that operations against Iran had cost $33.4 billion<!--]--></a> as of June, with $22.3 billion of that coming from munitions.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">Defense Secretary <!--[-->Pete Hegseth<!--]--> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/21/hegseth-iran-war-senate-01006909" class="text-[var(--color-link-default)]"><!--[-->told senators in a July hearing that the war had cost $37.5 billion<!--]--></a> over the first five months, similar to what the independent evaluation determined. The Pentagon chief has argued the price tag is a necessary expense to deal with the threat posed by Tehran and publicly downplayed concerns about munitions stockpiles.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">Rep. <!--[--><span data-testid="person-ref">Brendan Boyle</span><!--]--> of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, requested the assessment in March, just days after the war began.</p><div style="" class="flex flex-col mb-5 pt-[1.25rem] md:mb-[1.875rem] md:pt-[1.875rem] min-h-[11.45rem] sm:min-h-[10.2625rem] md:min-h-[11.45rem] md:hidden ml-[calc(50%-50vw)] w-screen max-w-none"><div id="banner_btf_203-wrap" role="group" class="content-group ad relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col before:inset-0 before:right-0 before:z-10 before:block before:w-full before:pb-2.5 before:text-center before:text-sm before:leading-[1.05rem] before:text-gray-vulcan-44 before:content-[attr(data-ad-label)]" data-ad-label="Advertisement" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="banner_btf_203" class="relative" aria-hidden="true" data-target="pos=203"></div></div></div><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">It comes less than two months before midterm elections that <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/iran-war-midterm-elections-01049015" class="text-[var(--color-link-default)]"><!--[-->will be dominated by the impacts of the Iran war<!--]--></a>, including higher fuel and consumer prices. Democrats have sought to tie Republican lawmakers’ support for the conflict — and the resulting higher costs — to an affordability crisis at home.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">“<!--[-->Donald Trump<!--]--> and Republicans have spent years telling Americans that we cannot afford to help families here at home,” <!--[-->Boyle<!--]--> said in a statement. “But apparently they can find tens of billions of dollars, and potentially much more, for a reckless war that is leaving Americans to pay the price.”</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">The report said the conflict has contributed to higher than expected inflation due to reduced shipments of oil and natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz, a key pathway for global energy supplies, as well as disruptions in shipping through the Red Sea. </p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">Democrats seized on the report, doubling down on arguments that <!--[-->Trump<!--]--> and Republicans have exacerbated an affordability crisis with the war.</p><p data-testid="plain-text-block" class="font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]">“<!--[-->Trump<!--]-->’s illegal war with Iran is a one-two punch that’s burning a hole in Americans’ pockets and burning a hole in our munitions supply, hurting our military readiness,” said Sen. <!--[--><span data-testid="person-ref">Elizabeth Warren</span><!--]--> (D-Mass.), one of the Senate Democrats who also requested CBO study the costs of the war.</p><!--]--></div></div><div 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