AhlulBayt News Agency: Turkey’s official news agency, citing analyses from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and its own collected data, examined the costs of the U.S.’s illegal invasion of Iran and the damage to American military equipment during the first 100 hours of the conflict, reporting that Washington has incurred approximately $2.52 billion in losses so far.
According to the report, the first 100 hours of U.S. attacks against Iran have cost American forces at least $5.82 billion, roughly 0.69% of the total U.S. defense budget for 2026.
The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, targeting both military and civilian sites, and have resulted in over a thousand casualties.
Iran, in Operation Promise of Truth 4, targeted U.S. assets and bases in the region as well as specific sites in the occupied territories, inflicting substantial damage on the aggressors.
Media reports indicate heavy consumption of critical U.S. munitions in the region, including Tomahawk missiles and interceptors from THAAD and Patriot air defense systems, prompting the Pentagon to request additional funding from Congress for replenishment.
According to Anadolu Agency, “It is estimated that the U.S. spent $779 million in the first 24 hours of this operation. As the operations continued, total U.S. operational costs reached nearly $3.3 billion, consistent with CSIS data.”
Beyond operational expenses, the U.S. has also lost significant military equipment in Iran’s retaliatory strikes. Anadolu estimates U.S. losses at approximately $2.52 billion.
U.S. Equipment Losses
The main contributor to these losses was an AN/FPS-132 early warning radar at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, valued at $1.1 billion, which was struck by Iranian missiles on Saturday. Qatar confirmed the radar was hit and damaged.
On Sunday, three F-15E Eagle strategic fighters were downed. While all six crew members survived, the aircraft were destroyed, with replacement costs estimated at $282 million.
U.S. officials told CBS News that three MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and strike drones have also been shot down, valued at $90 million.
Iran’s initial strike on Saturday targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, destroying two satellite communication terminals and several large buildings. Open-source intelligence identified these SATCOM terminals as AN/GSC-52B units, worth approximately $20 million including deployment costs.
In addition, satellite imagery analysis by the New York Times of the Arifjan base in Kuwait shows destruction of three radar domes, adding about $30 million in losses.
Following initial reports of an AN/TPY-2 radar from the THAAD missile defense system destroyed in Al Ruwais, UAE, at least one more AN/TPY-2 at Al-Safwa Air Base in Jordan was also destroyed, each valued at $500 million. Other reports suggest additional damage in the UAE, though satellite confirmation is pending.
Overall, Iran has inflicted roughly $2.52 billion in damage to U.S. military equipment in the region.
Costs of U.S. Offensive Operations
Anadolu Agency reported that CSIS analysis indicates the $779 million figure roughly represents daily U.S. operational costs. Replenishing U.S. munitions in the first 100 hours is estimated at $3.1 billion, averaging $758.1 million per day.
Additionally, maintaining USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, along with their destroyer groups and littoral combat ships in the region, costs around $15 million daily.
U.S. air defense systems have been heavily employed to intercept Iranian strikes. According to estimates by the Payne Institute, the U.S. fired approximately 180 SM-/SM-3/SM-6 naval interceptors, 9 PAC-2/PAC-3 interceptors, and 40 THAAD interceptors during this period.
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