The Cost of Downplaying Conflict: Trump's Iran Numbers Don't Add Up The Trump administration has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the conflict in Iran, with President Trump himself claiming that the military intervention doesn't even constitute a war.
However, recent reports from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveal a starkly different picture.
With a total bill already running at $38 billion and rising by an estimated $2 3 billion per month, it's difficult to justify characterizing this conflict as "small potatoes.