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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that U.S. military operations related to the Iran conflict have cost an average of $246 million per day over the war's first five months, totaling roughly $38.1 billion through August 1. The CBO projects additional costs of $2 billion to $3 billion per month if the conflict continues. The figures highlight the mounting fiscal burden of the ongoing Middle East conflict on the U.S. defense budget, adding to broader concerns about federal spending and deficits amid an already strained fiscal outlook.