Policy analyst/advisor. Newsletter: stephensemler.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3ml7afh5vbc2ePete Hegseth told Congress the Iran War has cost $25 billion. Hegseth lied — the US has spent at least $72 billion. My latest for @popular.info: https://popular.info/p/the-real-cost-of-the-iran-war-7206 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7afh5vbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3mlc3tkjmis2xHow brave [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc3tkjmis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3ml7lxtkfvk2bThe US has spent an estimated $71.8 billion on the Iran War, or $1.2 billion per day on average.06 May 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7lxtkfvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3ml7lxtkfvk2bThe US has spent an estimated $71.8 billion on the Iran War, or $1.2 billion per day on average.06 May 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7lxtkfvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3ml7afh5vbc2ePete Hegseth told Congress the Iran War has cost $25 billion. Hegseth lied — the US has spent at least $72 billion. My latest for @popular.info: https://popular.info/p/the-real-cost-of-the-iran-war-7206 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7afh5vbc2e