The first six days of the U.S. military campaign against Iran cost more than 11.3 billion U.S. dollars, the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies reported on Friday.
The sheer scale of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign against Iran, is making it one of the most expensive U.S. military campaigns in decades, according to a report by the center.
The report estimates the war is costing over 890 million U.S. dollars per day. The first 100 hours of the attacks which began Feb 28 were estimated at 3.7 billion dollars.
The Pentagon has informed Congress that week one alone cost American taxpayers more than 11 billion dollars.
The biggest expenses come from the deployment of air and naval forces. Air operations are estimated at around 30 million dollars a day, while naval operations add about 15 million dollars daily. Ground operations account for over a million and a half dollars per day.
By comparison, Operation Midnight Hammer, which targeted Iran's nuclear facilities in June 2025, cost up to 2.26 billion dollars, according to media report. The strike lasted just about two and a half hours.
First 6 days of US strikes on Iran cost 11.3 bln USD: report
First 6 days of US strikes on Iran cost 11.3 bln USD: report
First 6 days of US strikes on Iran cost 11.3 bln USD: report
China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao outlined the key priorities of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, which opened on Friday in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
In an interview with CGTN ahead of the two-day meeting, Wang said free trade, digital cooperation and green economy are high on the agenda of the meeting.
"The key areas include advancing regional economic integration and the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, supporting the World Trade Organization (WTO) in strengthening digital cooperation and developing green economy. At present, the international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and chaos, with intensified geopolitical instability. The rise of unilateralism and protectionism poses serious challenges to the international economic and trade order, disrupting global and Asia-Pacific development. Against this backdrop, all parties have higher expectations for this trade ministers' meeting, hoping that it can build consensus and deliver outcomes," Wang said.
This year marks China's third time hosting the APEC meetings and the 35th anniversary of its membership.
By 2025, China had become the largest trading partner of 13 APEC economies. Trade between China and APEC economies reached 3.7 trillion U.S. dollars, accounting for 57.8 percent of China's total foreign trade.
China has signed 24 free trade agreements or economic and trade arrangements with 31 countries and regions, including 15 APEC economies. In recent years, China has also completed upgrades of free trade agreements with APEC economies such as Singapore and Peru.
The minister said that China has always been a firm supporter and an important contributor to APEC.
"We have actively shared our vast market and development opportunities with all parties. China's door to the world will only open wider and wider. Facing the common challenges, China will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country, further deepen reform, expand high-standard opening-up, and continue to provide new opportunities for the Asia-Pacific region and the world with its new achievements in Chinese modernization," the minister said.
China's Commerce Minister outlines priorities for 32nd APEC trade ministers' meeting
