The cost of the US military operation against Iran has exceeded $ 55 billion, according to the Iran War Cost Tracker portal.
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50 days have passed since the beginning of the operation. By this point, US spending amounts to 55.9 billion dollars, according to unofficial data from the portal.
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The resource updates the data in real time and calculates the funds needed to maintain personnel, ships deployed to the region, as well as to cover other related costs. The calculation methodology is based on the Pentagon’s report to Congress, which stated that the first six days cost 11.3 billion dollars, and further expenses will amount to one billion per day.
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The U.S. Navy on Monday began blocking all incoming and outgoing maritime traffic from Iranian ports on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for about 20% of global oil, petroleum products and LNG supplies. Washington assures that ships unrelated to Iran can freely travel through the Strait of Hormuz if they have not paid for passage to Tehran. The Iranian authorities have not announced the introduction of fees, but they have talked about such plans.
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On February 28, the United States and Israel began attacking targets in Iran, and more than 3,000 people became victims of aggression. On April 8, Washington and Tehran announced a two-week cease-fire. The negotiations that took place in Islamabad after that ended in vain. At the same time, the resumption of hostilities was not reported, but the United States began a blockade of Iranian ports. The mediators are trying to organize a new round of negotiations.
