US$43B and counting...cost for US military war on Iran continues to climb

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to September 3, the American military spent approximately US$43.6 billion on the war with Iran, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers.

The figure from US Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, offers the most up-to-date cost for the conflict since it was launched by the US and Israel on February 28 this year.

A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released Tuesday revealed that the war had cost US$38 billion up August 1 and will continue to rack up expenses of around US$3 billion a month depending on the intensity of the conflict.