Top News | Expert Puts Cost of Trump's Iran War at Nearly 3X Pentagon Figure
Support independent journalism Without readers like you, we wouldn’t exist. DONATE Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Expert Puts True Cost of Trump's Iran War at $72 Billion—Nearly 3 Times Higher Than Pentagon Said "The $25 billion war cost given by Pentagon Secretary Hegseth and acting Comptroller Hurst before Congress was a lie. It was a denial of the Iran war’s spiraling costs." Know someone who would enjoy the Common Dreams newsletter? Help us spread the word by forwarding this email to your family and friends. Trump Counterterrorism Strategy Puts 'Anti-Fascists' on Par With ISIS, Al-Qaeda "The global War on Terror has come home." 'You Have Unleashed Chaos': Dems Push Trump to Come Clean on Scale of Economic Destruction From Iran War "Americans deserve to know whether your administration considered the many ways your war would increase the day-to-day cost of living," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the president. ‘Epic Insider Tradi...