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    [OC] Iran War Cost: 37.7B so far
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    [OC] Iran War Cost: 37.7B so far


    Posted an earlier version of this before and got some great feedback (especially u/ryeballs – thanks!). Hope this is looking better now. I added a legend, labels, and made the chart start at zero to improve the sense of scale. Let me know what you think. I've also got some more data on the site where I'm tracking the Iran war cost: https://iranwarcost.com/

    the site is open source, so if you see a mistake or have an idea for improvement, feel free to contribute.

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    1. TheMostUser on

      Please emphasize in the graph headline that this tracks an estimated us direct spending

    3. mr_j936 on

      It is difficult to get an accurate number. Iran is sending cheap drones in the multiple hundreds every day, and each is intercepted by anti air rockets worth millions and tens of millions.

      Actually, I would be curious to know if the US is downing these in cheap means or with Patriot anti air.

      IDK if the US government is counting the munitions it is using or just salaries/food/shelter of personnel.

    4. overzealous_dentist on

      Why are we including military aid unrelated to the Iran war? Most of this cannot be called “Direct Military Spending” at all.

    5. philly_jake on

      The second-order costs of this war will dwarf direct military costs. Oil price spike from the Strait being closed and oil/gas fields shut down. Loss of geopolitical influence over Gulf States. Further devaluation of US dollar and increase in borrowing costs due to loss of confidence in US stability and Petro dollar system.

    6. NiemandDaar on

      Money to bomb Iran which was not a threat but no money to defend Ukraine, which is fighting a real enemy.

    7. Due_Patient_2650 on

      This is really good. I appreciate you taking the effort to do that, tracking every news item about the war is really tough.

    8. CriesAboutSkinsInCOD on

      The US military budget is something bonker like $800 billion – $900 billion for this year.

      More than all the other countries military **combine**.

      and as crazy as this sounds the US still spend much more on Healthcare than on their Military.