Trump burns almost $6 billion in 48 hours in the war against Iran and Congress is on high alert

The first days of the United States’ military offensive against Iran have already produced a significant financial impact and raised alarm within the American government itself. According to estimates presented to Congress, the Pentagon spent about US$5.6 billion in weapons and ammunition in just the first 48 hours of military operationsa volume of resources considered high even by the standards of large military campaigns.

The value was mainly used in missiles, guided bombs and other high-precision equipment used in the initial attacks against Iranian targets. The number was revealed to North American parliamentarians amid discussions about the strategic and financial impacts of the operation, which marks a new phase of confrontations in the Middle East.

According to military authorities, the accelerated pace of use of advanced weapons is quickly consuming part of the United States’ strategic stockpile. The scenario worries members of Congress, who began to question whether the country has the capacity to sustain a prolonged campaign without compromising the availability of equipment for other global security scenarios.

In addition to the direct cost of attacks, war also requires logistical mobilization, displacement of defense systems and replacement ammunition. Analysts point out that the campaign’s initial expenses already demonstrate the potential for a long and expensive conflict if the military escalation continues. Previous estimates indicated that the first 100 hours of operation could cost around US$3.7 billionwhich represents expenditures in excess of US$890 million per day.

Given this scenario, the North American government must ask Congress new resources to sustain the military campaignpossibly in the tens of billions of dollars. The proposal must still face political debate, especially among parliamentarians who show concern about the scale of the conflict and its economic and strategic effects.

Meanwhile, the confrontation continues to generate regional instability. Attacks and counterattacks between the forces involved increase the risk of expanding the conflict in the Middle East, increasing political pressure on Washington and raising the level of tension within the United States Congress itself.

The evolution of the military scenario and the increasing cost of the operation indicate that the debate about the war tends to gain even more intensity in the coming weeks, both in the political and strategic fields.