Iran War Has Reportedly Cost Each American Household $2,000

The Iran war — among the most unpopular conflicts in modern U.S. history — has reportedly cost the average American household approximately $2,000, according to a new analysis.

Mark Zandi, the chief economist of financial intelligence firm Moody’s Analytics calculated the past eight months of war cost the American household this amount by analyzing fuel costs, interest rates, and tax dollars allotted towards the military, according to his Tuesday post to X.

Energy costs contribute to the vast majority of this sum. The total consumer burden of additional gas and diesel costs since the onset of the war has amounted to over $100 billion, per a study from Brown University’s Climate Solutions Lab. The individual household bears $1,100 of these costs, according to Zandi’s calculations. In addition to car fuel, these costs also factor in home heating bills and the fuel of commercial vessels such as long-haul trucks and cargo planes.

The Department of War’s costs of the Iran conflict amount to approximately $38 billion