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Iran War: Cost of the first week

Polygraph | Newsletter n°336 | 27 Mar 2026

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Stephen Semler
Mar 28, 2026
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER: The Pentagon’s one-week cost estimate for the Iran War is at least $8 billion too low. Here’s my estimate for the first week.

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