A CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED RECEIPT COMBINING LIVE MARKET FEEDS, DELAYED PUBLIC DATA, AND CLEARLY MARKED COST ESTIMATES FOR THE CONFLICT IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
DATE:SYNCING... CONFLICT START: FEB 28, 2026 THEATER: CENTCOM — PERSIAN GULF CHARGED TO: U.S. TAXPAYER
— FIELD SUMMARY —
TOP-LINE METRICS WITH STATUS DISCLOSURE
ESTIMATED WAR COST
$0
DAY 0 OF OPERATIONS
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: PENTAGON BRIEFING PLUS ONGOING PUBLIC COST MODEL
Initial 6-day briefing at $11.3B, then modeled at $1B per day.
CURRENT BURN RATE
$1,307,870/MIN (PK)
MODELED CONTINUOUSLY IN BROWSER
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: SAME PUBLIC WAR-COST MODEL
This updates continuously, but it is still a model rather than a booked Treasury expense.
NATIONAL GAS AVG
$4.89/GAL
+$1.71 SINCE FEB 28
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: EIA FALLBACK BASELINE
Uses U.S. national average pricing, not local ZIP-level station data.
WTI CRUDE
$100.00/BBL
ENERGY INPUT USED THROUGHOUT THE SITE
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: EIA FALLBACK BASELINE
Oil and gas metrics refresh independently from the estimated war-cost model.
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT
$39.200T
INTERPOLATED BETWEEN PUBLIC TREASURY SNAPSHOTS
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: TREASURY FALLBACK MODEL
Treasury feed unavailable. Displaying the latest local baseline.
ESTIMATED COST — OPERATION EPIC FURY
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: PENTAGON BRIEFING PLUS ONGOING PUBLIC COST MODEL
This counter updates continuously, but it is a disclosed estimate rather than a booked Treasury expense.
$0.00
BURN RATE: $1,307,870/MIN (PK)
DAY 0 OF COMBAT OPERATIONS
— THE HUMAN COST —
VERIFIED CASUALTY REPORTING
DELAYEDSOURCE: AL JAZEERA LIVE TRACKER
These figures reflect reported casualties, not a continuously updating battlefield feed.
U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED
13
U.S. TROOPS WOUNDED
290
MAJORITY RETURNED TO DUTY
TOTAL REPORTED DEATHS (ALL SIDES)
~2,000+
IRAN · LEBANON · ISRAEL
FIGURES REFLECT VERIFIED REPORTING AS OF LATE MARCH 2026. ACTUAL TOTALS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
— MILITARY EXPENDITURES —
CONFIRMED COSTS TO DATE
ESTIMATEDSOURCE: PENTAGON BRIEFING, CSIS, AND PUBLIC REPORTING
These line items are drawn from reporting and analysis, not a continuously updating ledger.