The United States spent more than $11.3 billion in the first week of its war with Iran, a Pentagon briefing to lawmakers revealed, according to The New York Times. The figure shows how quickly U.S. forces are depleting weapons and resources.

Sources familiar with the closed-door briefing said the $11.3 billion does not include costs tied to the military buildup before the strikes, meaning total spending for the first week could rise significantly.

Defence officials told Congress that U.S. forces fired about $5.6 billion worth of munitions in just the first two days, a pace far higher than earlier public estimates suggested.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies calculated that the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury cost about $3.7 billion, averaging more than $891 million per day. The think tank said about $3.5 billion of that spending had not appeared in previous defence budgets.

Meanwhile, the Iran War Cost Tracker reports that the conflict has already cost more than $17 billion. The site also calculates that the United States is spending about $1 billion per day on the war.

Analysts warn the true cost could be much higher because these estimates do not include long-term expenses such as veterans’ healthcare.

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