In April you testified that Operation Epic Furor, better known as the war in Iran, had cost approximately $29 billion, largely driven by munitions operations and maintenance expendit. Recently, independent assessments suggest the true cost is already over 100 billion when damaged aircraft, bases and other war related expenses are fully accounted for. What is the department's current estimate of the total. The total cost of Operation Epic Ferry, including the other expenses I mentioned? (00:57–01:12)
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Asserts that independent assessments suggest the true cost of the war in Iran is over $100 billion.
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