Strategic Cost Briefing

The Current U.S.-Iran War Cost

An interactive dashboard focused only on the current conflict that began on February 28, 2026. It tracks verified public cost checkpoints, a clearly labeled March 30 modeled extension, and the oil shock visible in official EIA pricing.

Method Iran only, current conflict only
Currency Nominal USD billions
Energy reference Brent from EIA, gas from EIA plus AAA current average
Display mode Modeled

Cost trajectory

Verified checkpoints and current modeled total

Energy market context

Oil and gas price pressure during the war

Brent from EIA daily data. Gas from EIA history plus AAA current average when available.

Oil market context

Brent crude across the war’s opening phase

EIA daily Brent series plus current spot reference

Current Brent reference
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Gasoline prices

AAA national regular gas average

Current average
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Scale comparison

How this total compares

Conflict history

Key events and cost inflection points

Spend composition

What the selected total is paying for

Opening-phase composition

What drove the first 100 hours