Experts familiar with the Pentagon budget have stated that this war costs between 1 to 2 billion dollars per day, which is equivalent on average to 11,500 to 23,000 dollars per second!
The American forces, having failed to fulfill their objective. which was the destruction of the defense of Iran. are examining various scenarios including a ground invasion.
However, if Iran withstood the 19,200 bombardments and the enormous destruction and counterattacks with intensity. the ground landing of the Americans may evolve into a scenario of hell and destruction.
Donald Trump the American President declares everywhere. “we have destroyed 100% of the defensive or offensive capability of Iran, they have no air defense, navy, missiles”.
So based on simple mathematics with the remaining 0%. the Iranians and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC. achieved incredible things.
Where 0% is the war capability of Iran according to Donald Trump.
How did 0% manage to elect again Khamenei after the assassination of Khamenei and remain united as a state despite the plans of the CIA and the Mossad?
The Iranian people said no to Jews and Israelis and Americans. this development was a major failure for the United States.
How did 0% manage to strike two aircraft carriers and drive them out of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranians managed to shoot down F-35 for the first time in history that a supposedly stealth was hit by the air defense system of a foreign state.
How did 0% manage to shoot down the F-35?
Is it not humiliation for 0% to shoot down the most advertised war aircraft in the world?
How did 0% manage to literally destroy all American bases – all 14 American bases – in the states of the Persian Gulf?
How does 0% launch waves of missiles and drones - 70 waves so far - and indeed each time present new missiles?
The West however has been surprised by the missile capability of Iran which is obviously supported by Russia and China
The cost of the war of the United States against Iran is 11,500 dollars per second.
A war with Iran costs the United States 11,500 dollars per second and the budget of 200 billion dollars is sufficient only for five months.
According to the calculations of Sputnik, every second of the war of the United States with Iran costs approximately 11,500 dollars and the budget of 200 billion dollars requested by the US Secretary of War from the Congress will cover only the cost of approximately 160 days five months of war with Iran.
The most expensive war in history
According to reports published by reliable international sources, the war of the United States with Iran has become one of the most expensive military conflicts in the country’s history. Officials of the Pentagon have also revealed that the cost of the first six days of Operation Epic Fury against Iran has exceeded 11.3 billion dollars.
Experts familiar with the Pentagon budget have stated that this war costs between 1 to 2 billion dollars per day, which is equivalent on average to 11,500 to 23,000 dollars per second.
“It costs money to kill the bad guys”
Multiple news sources, including Reuters and the New York Times, reported that the United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) requested funding of 200 billion dollars from the Congress for the continuation of military operations against Iran.
According to calculations, this huge budget would cover only approximately 160 days, or five months, of war.
The US Secretary of Defense did not directly confirm the number in a press conference, but stated that the number could change, adding: “It costs money to kill the bad guys”.
The Pentagon approves the initial cost
The Deputy Inspector General of the United States Department of Defense, revealed in a press conference in Washington on 12 March 2026 that the United States spent more than 11 billion dollars in the first week of operations against Iran.
This is the first time that the US government published an official estimate of the cost of the war.
In addition, according to the New York Times, approximately 4 billion dollars of this amount were spent on ammunition and advanced interception systems to counter Iranian missiles.
Expert estimates on the cost of the war
Economic analysts and reliable international organizations have provided different estimates for the cost of this war: the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) based in Washington estimated that the cost of air and naval attacks in the first 100 hours of the conflict was approximately 3.7 billion dollars.
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank, also estimated the cost of operations until 12 March between 11.2 billion dollars and 14.5 billion dollars.
University of Pennsylvania: The cost of the war in 2 months of fighting will soar to 95 billion dollars
Kenneth Smetters, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania and budget advisor to the Congress, wrote in a report for the magazine Fortune that the direct cost of a two month war with Iran would range between 40 and 95 billion dollars.
The most likely amount is approximately 65 billion dollars.
He added that the indirect economic cost of the war would range between 50 and 210 billion dollars, with the most likely amount being 115 billion dollars.
Hidden cost and economic consequences
The newspaper New York Times analyzed the economic consequences of this war for the American people.
According to the report. the global price of oil has reached 110 dollars per barrel and the price of gasoline in the United States has increased by 30% compared to the previous month.
Prospects for continuation of the war
According to British media, the war in Iran has forced the Bank of England to suspend its interest rate reduction program and economic analysts have warned that this trend will continue.
Iran resists as war cost skyrockets
Military experts believe that the cost of the war could be much higher than initially estimated, given the ability of Iran to respond and continue the conflict.
“Overestimating the ability of the military to quickly solve problems could lead to a war that will last much longer than expected,” said a defense expert.
The Make America Great Again (MAGA) questions Trump
Donald Trump entered the presidential elections and the political scene of the United States on 15 June 2015 with the slogan “Make America Great Again” (MAGA).
This slogan gave him a “revolutionary” image and attracted a large number of supporters who were tired of the foreign warlike stance toward Donald Trump.
Supporters whose main demands are opposition to endless military interventions of the United States abroad and real focus on national interests and the principle “America First”.
Suddenly warlike Trump is considered a traitor
The CGTN wrote: But on 28 February 2026, Donald Trump ordered a joint military attack with Israel against Iran, a war that not only has no end, but could lead to further chaos by targeting energy facilities.
For the supporters of MAGA, this is an ideological betrayal, because the same man who promised to bring American troops back from wars has now ignited another war.
Iran did not constitute an immediate threat to the United States
On 17 March, Joe Kent, the appointee of Donald Trump as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned.
Joe Kent was very clear: Iran did not constitute an immediate threat to the United States and he could not sell his conscience by supporting this war.
The background of Joe Kent also gave additional weight to his resignation.
He is a former member of the United States Army Special Forces, or “Green Berets”, and his wife was killed in battle against ISIS. in contrast to Donald Trump who received 5 deferments to avoid joining the army.
Joe Kent was always one of the most consistent and strong supporters of the MAGA movement.
His departure was not a typical administrative resignation, but the farewell of a “faithful” follower of its ideals.
Harsh attack on Trump and pro-Israel lobbies also by Tucker Carlson
Joe Kent is not an exception.
After the start of the war in Iran, Tucker Carlson, former host of Fox News and one of the most influential conservative media personalities in America, became the most fervent opponent of the war.
He believes that pro-Israel lobbies, such as AIPAC, have shaped the foreign policy of Donald Trump and have dragged him into a war that he himself always opposed.
Tucker Carlson has attracted a wide audience of conservatives during his tenure at Fox News and his stance directly influences the views of millions of MAGA supporters.
Fox News and Joe Rogan are also against the war
More impressive is the convergence of personalities from both the left and the right in opposition to the war.
Megyn Kelly, another former host of Fox News, has also consistently criticized the war.
Joe Rogan, a podcaster with great influence on the younger generation of internet users, has also joined the ranks of critics of the attack on Iran.
These individuals may not share the same views on other issues, but they are united in opposition to the war.
Within the core team of Donald Trump, the vice president J. D. Vance, according to observers, is not wholeheartedly in favor of a war against Iran
Although he wisely avoids publicly opposing Donald Trump, the conflict of this war with the principle “America First” in which he believes cannot be hidden.
Looking back, we see that the signs of this rift were evident earlier.
Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on 10 September 2025, was a fervent opponent of the war.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from the House of Representatives in November 2025, was one of the most fervent supporters of Donald Trump, but later disagreed with Donald Trump on issues such as the publication of the Epstein file, and now has turned from supporter to harsh critic of Donald Trump.
The MAGA movement is collapsing
The Epstein case with the shocking revelations and the war in Iran are two knives that were used to dismantle the MAGA movement.
One concerns the backstage internal conflicts of the ruling elite, the other concerns the war abroad.
Both strike at the heart and the sensitive points of the ideological movement MAGA.
But it must be understood that the root of this rift lies within Donald Trump himself.
As the founder of the MAGA movement, he entered politics from the beginning with a vague, impure motive.
He understood the anger and frustration of the white working class in America and, with his anti establishment rhetoric, won their trust and ultimately rose to power. However, his core identity has not changed.
Donald Trump is a capitalist and part of the ruling elite, with complex relations with Jewish lobbies
He remained silent when the publication of the Epstein case could harm his own class interests and retreated from his commitment when the principle “America First” was set against the interests of Israel.
The essence of the “America First” movement is that the American people want their politicians to truly serve their people, not special interest groups, and certainly not Israel.
Donald Trump created and strengthened the MAGA movement, but in the end, he inevitably betrayed this principle.
If the American people place their hopes in him, the result will be nothing but disappointment.
Ultimately, 2026 may be the year of the split of the MAGA movement.
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