A senior US Defense Department official announced that the war with Iran cost the Pentagon $25 billion, providing the first official estimate of the cost of a two-month US military campaign that enjoyed limited public support.

Politico reported that Jules Hearst, the acting comptroller of the Pentagon, presented this figure during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, attended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Keane, to discuss the department's budget. The report noted that this is the most specific figure announced by the Trump administration for a military effort whose end remains unclear despite the recent ceasefire.