April 30, Kathmandu – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the United States of lying about the costs incurred in the recent war. Earlier, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the United States had spent 25 billion dollars in the conflict with Iran. Responding on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Araghchi claimed that the US Department of Defense has been dishonest about the actual expenses.
“The Pentagon is lying. Due to this gamble by Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), the United States has already suffered a direct loss of 100 billion dollars,” Araghchi wrote on X. “The expenditure is four times higher than the US claims.” He also highlighted the indirect costs borne by American taxpayers. “Every American family is incurring an expense of 500 dollars per month. This amount is rapidly increasing,” he said. Araghchi further remarked that the ‘Israel First’ policy effectively means ‘America Last.’
