The Cost of War with Iran

The Pentagon says the first six days of military operations cost the United States $11.3 billion. At that rate, the government is spending about $21,800 every second.

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$21,800 per second
$1.3M per minute
$1.9B per day

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What This Money Could Buy

At the current rate of spending, the war costs the equivalent of one of these items every few seconds.

A new car

$48,000

One every 2.2 seconds

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A teacher's annual salary

$65,000

One every 3 seconds

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A four-year college degree

$104,000

One every 4.8 seconds

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A median U.S. home

$420,000

One every 19 seconds

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