00:00The Pentagon has just put a price tag on the Iran war, and American taxpayers are footing
00:05a $25 billion bill in just 60 days.
00:08Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the figure during heated questioning before Congress
00:14this week.
00:15Lawmakers are asking, where exactly is that money going, and when does it stop?
00:19The $25 billion covers naval operations in the Strait of Hormuz, fighter jet deployments
00:25to the Gulf, missile defense across Allied bases, and ongoing strikes on Iranian targets.
00:31It does not include the indirect economic damage already hitting American households, gas
00:37prices up 27 percent, jet fuel up 95 percent, airline ticket prices climbing, and grocery
00:44costs rising as freight costs surge.
00:47The Pentagon's bill is rising at roughly $400 million per day.
00:52At that pace, the war could blow past $50 billion before the end of summer.
00:57Spirit Airlines is now reportedly facing bankruptcy.
01:00Other budget carriers are warning of route cuts.
01:03And every American household is paying twice.
01:07Once at the pump.
01:08And once through their tax dollars.
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