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The U.S. military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran
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more than 25% higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters
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The Pentagon's latest estimate was tied to the operational costs of carrying out the war
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with a projected cost of more than $29 billion to replace expended munitions used in the conflict
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More than $6 billion would be needed to replace military equipment and so-called platform losses
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which include the loss of aircraft and drones during the war. The latest Pentagon estimate compares to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate of $37.5 billion for the cost of the war
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While the figures include a host of operational costs, from flight operations to cyber support
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the U.S. military's Iran war cost estimates did not clearly account for the massive expense
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expected to repair damage to U.S. bases sustained by Iranian missile and drone attacks
