Iran war cost exceeds $40B

The cost of the Iran war has reached $40 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month.

CBO Director Phillip L. Swagel said “the main opportunity cost of the conflict thus far has been the large expenditure of missile defense interceptors, which will leave the United States with a reduced inventory of interceptors for several years.

“The shortfall would become especially problematic if a conflict arose with an opponent whose arsenal included large numbers of ballistic and cruise missiles.”

Read more from the Missouri Independent.