{
  "id": 8581164,
  "title": "U.S. war with Iran costs rise to $43.6 billion as munition spending soars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/u-s-war-with-iran-costs-rise-to-43-6-billion-as-munition-spending",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T01:41:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-09-20/ty-article/u-s-war-with-iran-costs-rise-to-43-6-billion-as-munition-spending-soars/000001a0-bc4a-d160-a3ae-becf28350000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The $43.6 billion figure comes from an estimate made by U.S. Central Command, and according to a Congressional Budget Office report, the war will continue to rack up expenses of around $3 billion a month depending on the conflict's intensity",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "‘Iran war costs US $45.1 billion’, surpassing Pentagon’s $38 billion estimate: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/iran-war-costs-us-45-1-billion-surpassing-pentagons-38-billion",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:43:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}