by Jillian Butler
The Iran war — among the most unpopular conflicts in modern U.S. history — has reportedly cost the average American household approximately $2,000, according to a new analysis.
Mark Zandi, the chief economist of financial intelligence firm Moody’s Analytics calculated the past eight months of war cost the American household this amount by analyzing fuel costs, interest rates, and tax dollars allotted towards the military, according to his Tuesday post to X.
Energy costs contribute to the vast majority of this sum. The total consumer burden of additional gas and diesel costs since the onset of the war has amounted to over $100 billion, per a study from Brown University’s Climate Solutions Lab. The individual household bears $1,100 of these costs, according to Zandi’s calculations. In addition to car fuel, these costs also factor in home heating bills and the fuel of commercial vessels such as long-haul trucks and cargo planes.
The Department of War’s costs of the Iran conflict amount to approximately $38 billion as of Aug, 1, per the Congressional Budget Office. This price tag is forecasted to increase $3 billion per month, Reuters reported in September. This amounts to the American taxpaying household paying an extra $360 per month to cover these costs, according to Zandi.
In July, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth requested another $67.1 billion from Congress to help pay for defense operations, including the Iran War. According to Military Times, nearly half of the money would go toward the Iran War.
“We owe safety, freedom, and prosperity to the American people – and we will deliver. We will achieve ‘Peace Through Strength’ – which is what the American people voted for, and what President Trump demands,” Hegseth said.
“I look forward to working with this committee to secure these funds and getting them to our American patriots and Service members who work every day to keep our great Republic safe,
secure, and thriving for generations to come. The department did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment,” he added.
The Iran war has also contributed to inflation, thus prompting the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates. In September, the interest rate was raised for the first time in three years, NPR reported. The consequence of this is an increase in $540 for each household, per Zandi.
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Jillian Butler is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
