$29bn, 42 aircraft, 1 war: The cost of Trump’s ‘Epic Fury’ he won’t talk about

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May 21, 2026 | 17:15 IST
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When the US launched its bombing campaign against Iran on Feb 28, President Trump expected a swift victory. Instead, within weeks, the conflict began exposing mounting losses and damage to expensive military hardware. Here’s what a report by the US Congress’s think tank reveals

Just a week before the US launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran on February 28, a senior Pentagon official reportedly warned that such a military campaign could strain American weapons stockpiles.

US media later reported that General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had also cautioned about the risk of a “long-term entanglement”.
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