The Trump administration's war in Iran has cost approximately $25 billion and resulted in at least 1,701 civilian deaths during more than two months of fighting, according to figures presented to Congress by the Pentagon and tallies compiled by a human rights monitor. The administration has requested an additional $200 billion in military funding from Congress to continue the operation.

Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst told Congress that the Iran War had cost about $25 billion since it began two months ago. The Pentagon estimated that during the first six days of the conflict, the U.S. government spent an average of $1.88 billion per day, nearly three times the daily cost of the Iraq War. "That number is totally off," Representative Ro Khanna said, indicating that the actual cost is likely much higher than the Pentagon's estimate.

Data analyst Stephen Semmler estimated that by March 13, the war had cost about $28.7 billion, implying an average of more than $2.1 billion per day for the first two weeks. Semmler's analysis included military operational costs, weapon costs, damage to U.S. military assets, and subsidies to Israel.

The war in Iran resulted in 1,701 civilian deaths during its first 40 days, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. That figure is equivalent to about 43 civilian deaths per day, nearly double the daily civilian death rate recorded during the war in Afghanistan.

Public opposition to the war has grown since it began. At the outset of the conflict, 43% of Americans disapproved of launching it. As of April 12, 60% of Americans disapproved of the war. By comparison, 9% of Americans disapproved of the Afghanistan War at its start, 23% disapproved of the Iraq War at its start, and 24% disapproved of the Vietnam War at its start.

Major U.S. military engagements since 1950 in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan directly caused nearly 4.5 million civilian deaths and cost more than $5.7 trillion. The civilian casualty figures count only deaths directly caused by combat, excluding those resulting from losses of food, healthcare, or war-related diseases, and excluding U.S.-funded proxy conflicts such as Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen and Israel's war in Gaza.

"Somehow, there is always money for war, but never enough money for housing, education, or the needs of working people," Senator Bernie Sanders said. "We must and will change our national priorities."