CNN reports the Pentagon underestimated potential conflict costs with Iran by $20 billion. The revised estimate of $40-50 billion accounts for the reconstruction of U.S. military bases not included in previous figures.
The Pentagon has underestimated the costs of potential conflict with Iran by approximately $20 billion, according to a report by CNN. The network states that the initial estimate failed to account for the reconstruction of U.S. military bases, placing the actual projected cost between $40 billion and $50 billion.
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