이란 전쟁 전비는 현재까지 약 250억 달러

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60일을 경과한 이란 전쟁에 투입된 전비가 약 250억 달러라고 합니다. 부상자는 400명, 사망자는 13명이네요. 
 
 
이란 전쟁 비용 현재까지 250억 달러, 국방부 관계자 밝혀
작성자 Tanya Noury
2026년 4월 30일, 오전 4시 13분

2026년 4월 29일 하원 군사위원회 청문회에서 증언하는 피트 헤그세스 국방장관, 합참의장 댄 케인 장군, 최고재무책임자 줄스 허스트 3세. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

이란에서 진행 중인 ‘오퍼레이션 에픽 퓨리’는 현재까지 미국 납세자에게 약 250억 달러의 비용을 발생시켰다고 국방부 최고재무책임자가 수요일 밝혔다.

하원 군사위원회에서 증언한 회계책임자 대행 줄스 허스트 3세는 해당 비용의 대부분이 탄약에 사용되었다고 말했다.

“현재 기준으로 약 250억 달러를 오퍼레이션 에픽 퓨리에 지출하고 있으며, 그 대부분은 탄약에 쓰이고 있다,” 허스트는 의원들에게 말했다. 그는 일부 비용이 작전 수행, 유지보수, 장비 교체에도 포함된다고 덧붙였다.

그는 “분쟁 비용에 대한 전체 평가가 완료되면 백악관을 통해 추가 예산안을 마련해 의회에 제출할 것”이라고 밝혔다.

수요일은 트럼프 행정부가 전쟁 비용을 공개적으로 밝힌 첫 사례였다.

국방부 고위 관계자들은 원래 2027 회계연도 1조 5천억 달러 국방 예산안을 검토하기 위해 의회에 출석했으나, 2월 28일 미·이스라엘 공동 공격으로 시작된 이란 전쟁이 논의의 중심이 되었다.

국방부 자료에 따르면 이번 작전으로 미군 13명이 사망하고 400명이 부상했다.

피트 헤그세스 국방장관은 캘리포니아 민주당 소속 살루드 카르바할 의원과의 격렬한 질의응답에서, 이란의 핵무기 획득을 막기 위해서는 이러한 지출이 정당하다고 주장했다.

“이 위원회에 묻고 싶은 것은 이것이다. 이란이 핵무기를 절대 보유하지 못하도록 보장하는 것이 얼마나 가치 있는가, 그 정권의 급진적 야망을 고려할 때,” 헤그세스는 말했다.

8주간의 전투 이후에도 워싱턴과 테헤란 간 외교는 확정적인 평화 합의를 도출하지 못했다. 트럼프 대통령은 수요일 트루스 소셜에 올린 글에서 협상이 교착 상태에 머물러 있는 가운데 이란이 “곧 정신을 차려야 한다”고 경고했다.

“이란은 제대로 정리하지 못하고 있다,” 대통령은 썼다. “그들은 비핵화 합의에 서명하는 방법을 모른다. 곧 정신을 차려야 한다!”

트럼프의 메시지에는 산악 지형에서 폭발이 일어나는 배경 속에서 무기를 들고 있는 그의 합성 이미지가 함께 첨부되었다.
 
Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, Pentagon official says

Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, Pentagon official says

 
Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, Pentagon official says
By Tanya Noury
 Apr 30, 2026, 04:13 AM
 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, flanked by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and Chief Financial Officer Jules Hurst III, testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on April 29, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

Operation Epic Fury in Iran has cost American taxpayers roughly $25 billion so far, the Pentagon’s chief financial officer revealed on Wednesday.
Acting comptroller Jules Hurst III, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, said that the bulk of the figure has been devoted to ordnance.

“Approximately, at this day, we are spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury, most of that is in munitions,” Hurst told lawmakers, adding that some of the costs also included operations, maintenance and equipment replacement.
“We will formulate a supplemental [bill] through the White House that will come to Congress once we have a full assessment of the cost of the conflict,” he noted.
Wednesday marked the first time that President Donald Trump’s administration has publicly disclosed the war’s financial toll.

Senior Pentagon officials appeared on Capitol Hill for what had been scheduled as a review of the Department of Defense’s $1.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2027, only for the proceedings to be subsumed by the war in Iran, which began with a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.
Thirteen American service members have been killed in the operation, with 400 others wounded, according to Pentagon data.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a contentious exchange with Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., insisted that the war’s expenditure is justified to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
“The question that I would ask this committee is, ‘What is it worth to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, considering the radical ambitions of that regime?’” Hegseth said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and Chief Financial Officer Jules W. Hurst testify on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

After eight weeks of fighting, diplomacy between Washington and Tehran has failed to yield a definitive peace deal. Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, warned that Iran “better get smart soon” as negotiations remain stalled.
“Iran can’t get their act together,” the president wrote. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”
Trump’s message was accompanied by a manipulated image of him clutching a weapon while explosions took place on a mountainous landscape in the background.

About Tanya Noury
Tanya Noury is a reporter for Military Times and Defense News, with coverage focusing on the White House and Pentagon.