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    US-Iran War Live Updates

    Iran War Command Center
    Multi-Theater Conflict Dashboard · Operation Epic Fury
    Data: static snapshot
    LIVE
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    Coalition Launched
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    USA · ISR · Allied
    Coalition Intercepted
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    enemy assets neutralized
    Iran-Led Launched
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    IRN · LBN · IRQ proxies
    Est. U.S. Cost
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    $1B / day · Pentagon est.
    Cost Estimate · Operation Epic Fury · Strikes Began Feb 28, 2026
    Iran War
    U.S. Taxpayer Cost Tracker
    Est. Spending · Pentagon Estimate · $1B/day
    Based on the Pentagon's preliminary estimate of $1 billion per day
    Live Estimate — Running Total
    Est. U.S. Cost Since Strikes Began
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    $1,000,000,000 / day · Pentagon estimate via congressional official
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    Per Hour
    $41,666,667
    Per Day
    $1,000,000,000
    Open iran-cost-ticker.com → View Methodology
    The Real Cost May Be Higher
    Missile Defense Alone: ~$5 Billion / Day

    Jennifer Kavanagh of Defense Priorities estimates the U.S. "easily" spent more than $10 billion on air-defense systems in the first 48 hours. Iran launched 2,000+ drones and 771+ ballistic missiles, each requiring interceptors costing millions.

    THAAD interceptor$12,700,000 each
    Patriot PAC-3$3,700,000 each
    Iranian Shahed-136 drone$35,000 each
    Cost ratio (interceptor vs. drone)106 : 1

    Source: NYT DealBook, Mar 4, 2026 (Niko Gallogly) · Jennifer Kavanagh / Defense Priorities

    Stockpile Depletion

    In June 2025's 12-day war, the U.S. expended up to 150 of 534 THAAD interceptors and 80 SM-3s — nearly 30% of the entire THAAD stockpile in 12 days. Production cannot keep pace: even at quadrupled rates, replacing 150 THAAD interceptors takes nearly 5 months.

    THAAD interceptors (Dec 2025)534 total
    SM-3 interceptors (Dec 2025)414 total
    Used in June 2025 (12-day war)100–150 THAAD, 80 SM-3
    THAAD production rate96/yr → 400/yr (ramping)
    PAC-3 production rate~600/yr → 2,000/yr (ramping)
    Full depletion at current usage4–5 weeks

    At sustained conflict consumption, the entire U.S. interceptor stockpile could be exhausted in 4–5 weeks, creating vulnerabilities for NATO, Ukraine, Taiwan, and Japan.

    Source: Military Times, Mar 6, 2026 · CSIS (Cancian & Park, Mar 5 2026)

    What Has That Money Bought
    • Feb 28 · 04:00 UTC
      Operation Epic Fury begins
      First wave: Tomahawk + JASSM-ER strikes on air defenses, C2 nodes. 1,000+ targets struck Day 1.
    • Feb 28 · 04:30 UTC
      Cyber/Space operations — 'first movers'
      Coordinated cyber and space operations conducted as opening phase, degrading Iranian C3 capabilities.
    • Feb 28 · 06:30 UTC
      3 U.S. F-15EX aircraft lost to friendly fire from Kuwait
      $103,000,000 per airframe (CSIS); shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in apparent misidentification. 3-year replacement timeline.
      Tracked cost: $309,000,000
    • Feb 28 · 08:00 UTC
      First Tomahawk salvo — est. 160+ missiles
      160+ Tomahawk Block V at ~$3.6M each (CSIS replacement cost). Multiple waves of cruise missiles in opening phase.
      Tracked cost: $576,000,000
    • Feb 28 · 12:00 UTC
      JASSM-ER strikes on hardened targets
      Est. 60 JASSM-ER at ~$1.5M each.
      Tracked cost: $90,000,000
    • Mar 1 · 02:00 UTC
      Second wave strikes — DEAD/SEAD operations
      Suppression of enemy air defenses, follow-on cruise missile and precision strikes. Tomahawk costs captured in opening salvo total.
    • Mar 1 · 14:00 UTC
      GBU-57 MOP strikes on Fordow enrichment facility
      Est. 8 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators at ~$3.5M each, delivered by B-2 Spirit ($150K/flight hr × 30 hrs per sortie).
      Tracked cost: $28,000,000
    • Mar 1 · 18:00 UTC
      Naval strikes on Iranian forces — 9 vessels hit
      Anti-ship missile strikes on Iranian naval forces. Est. ~30–50 Harpoon and Naval Strike Missiles expended to neutralize 9 Iranian vessels.
      Tracked cost: $75,000,000
    • Mar 2 · 20:00 UTC
      LUCAS drone first combat deployment
      LUCAS autonomous combat drones used in strikes against Iran, first operational combat appearance. Per-unit costs classified.
    • Mar 3 · 03:20 UTC
      B-1 Lancer bombers deployed to theater
      3 B-1B Lancers transit from CONUS. Flight costs captured in daily aircraft ops rate.
    • Mar 3 · 04:56 UTC
      US Embassy Saudi Arabia hit by Iranian drones
      Iranian drone strike on US Embassy in Saudi Arabia — first successful Iranian retaliation. Reconstruction/repair costs TBD.
    • Mar 3 · 20:00 UTC
      B-1B Lancers conduct deep strikes in Iran
      3 B-1B Lancers strike deep targets. Bulk JDAM costs captured in daily non-tracked ordnance rate.
      Tracked cost: $7,000,000
    • Mar 4 · 00:00 UTC
      Iran launches 2,500+ missiles and drones
      Iran fires 500+ ballistic missiles and 2,000+ drones. Coalition intercepted 500 cruise/ballistic missiles and 1,300 drones through Mar 3. CSIS estimates interceptor costs at $1.2B–$3.7B.
    • Mar 4 · 00:00 UTC
      US bombers hit 200+ targets in 72 hours
      Intensive bombing campaign across Iran targeting military facilities and arsenals.
      Tracked cost: $15,000,000
    • Mar 4 · 09:00 UTC
      US Navy destroys 17 Iranian warships
      Additional naval strikes destroying 17 more Iranian vessels, bringing total Iranian naval losses to 26 ships.
      Tracked cost: $30,600,000
    • Mar 4 · 12:00 UTC
      US submarine sinks IRIS Dena — first since WWII
      US fast attack submarine fires a single Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo at the IRIS Dena. First US submarine torpedo sinking since 1945.
      Tracked cost: $400,000
    • Mar 5 · 12:00 UTC
      CENTCOM releases 100-hour operational summary
      US Central Command: 2,000 precision strikes conducted, 20 Iranian ships sunk total in first 100 hours.
    • Mar 5 · 18:00 UTC
      Iranian drone encounter forces US carrier withdrawal
      Iran claims US aircraft carrier withdrew from Strait of Hormuz area after drone encounter.
    • Mar 6 · 12:00 UTC
      PrSM missile — first combat use in Iran
      US CENTCOM confirms first operational deployment of Precision Strike Missiles in Operation Epic Fury.
    • Mar 6 · 14:00 UTC
      Fourth school struck — Tehran elementary school
      Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran's Niloufar Square hit in US-Israeli strikes. Condemned by international observers.
    The Human Cost
    U.S. Service Members
    6
    killed
    18
    wounded
    Iranian Military
    1,380+
    killed
    incl. senior leadership
    Iranian Civilians
    1,517+
    killed
    842+
    wounded
    165 killed at Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab — mostly girls aged 7–12 and staff. Condemned by UNESCO.
    Sources: DoD/CENTCOM, Hengaw, Iranian Red Crescent, AP, Reuters, Al Jazeera
    Other Estimates
    Penn Wharton Budget Model — total economic impactup to $210B
    Penn Wharton — direct budgetary cost$40B–$95B
    CSIS (Cancian & Park) — first 100 hours$3.7B
    Center for American Progress — through Day 4>$5B
    Anadolou Agency — first 24 hours$779M
    IPS/Nat'l Priorities Project — major equip. O&S$59.4M/day
    Sources
    • Nancy Youssef (WSJ) — Pentagon preliminary estimate: $1B/day via congressional official
    • NYT DealBook (Niko Gallogly, Mar 4 2026) — Kavanagh/Defense Priorities interceptor analysis
    • Military Times (Mar 6, 2026) — Interceptor stockpile data, production rates, depletion timeline
    • CSIS (Cancian & Park, Mar 5 2026) — $3.7B first 100 hours; munitions, aircraft losses, interceptor breakdown
    • Penn Wharton Budget Model (Kent Smetters) — $40B–$95B direct, up to $210B economic impact
    • Center for American Progress — >$5B through Day 4
    • DoD Comptroller FY2024/25 reimbursable flight-hour rates
    • Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost reports
    • Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustainment reports
    • Brown University Costs of War Project
    • DoD/CENTCOM official statements
    • AP, Reuters, AFP, Al Jazeera reporting

    This tracker exists because the public deserves real-time transparency about the cost of military operations. The counter uses the Pentagon's own preliminary estimate of $1 billion per day. Independent analyses suggest the true cost may be significantly higher.

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