{
  "id": 7708565,
  "title": "Iran War Cost Hits $38 Billion, Forecast to Rise $3 Billion a month, CBO Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/iran-war-cost-hits-38-billion-forecast-to-rise-3-billion-a-month-cbo-7708565",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:05:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/09/16/885239.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress’ nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the …",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "The US fired over $22 billion in munitions fighting Iran and created stockpile shortages in the process, watchdog finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/the-us-fired-over-22-billion-in-munitions-fighting-iran-and-created",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:17:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Iran war munitions spending led to inventory problems, Pentagon inspector says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-munitions-spending-led-to-inventory-problems-pentagon",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:24:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "$33.4bn war cost, $22.3bn on munitions: What US lost in 6 months of Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/33-4bn-war-cost-22-3bn-on-munitions-what-us-lost-in-6-months-of-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:02:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-cost-hits-38-billion-forecast-to-rise-3-billion-a-month-cbo",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Iran war has cost on average $246 million per day in its first five months, CBO finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-has-cost-on-average-246-million-per-day-in-its-first-five",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:19:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-cost-hits-38-billion-forecast-to-rise-3-billion-a-month-cbo-7615906",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Iran war costs US military $38 billion as CBO warns of billions more in monthly expenses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-costs-us-military-38-billion-as-cbo-warns-of-billions-more",
        "published": "2026-09-15T20:15:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Iran war cost US $38bn and significantly depleted missile stockpile, report finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-cost-us-38bn-and-significantly-depleted-missile-stockpile",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:47:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/iran-war-cost-hits-38-billion-forecast-to-rise-3-billion-a-month-cbo",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:46:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Iran War Cost Hits $38 Billion, Forecast to Rise $3 Billion a Month, CBO Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/iran-war-cost-hits-38-billion-forecast-to-rise-3-billion-a-month-cbo-7687778",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:30:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}