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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 We’ve all wondered at some point: “What else could I have purchased with that money instead?”<\/p>

Military conflicts raise the same question on a much larger scale.<\/p>

During the opening seven days of the Trump administration’s military engagement with Iran, America spent over $11.3 billion \u2014 a sum that could have purchased countless alternatives. When numbers reach such astronomical heights, they become difficult to comprehend. The Associated Press has calculated what this enormous expenditure could have bought when divided into smaller, more relatable purchases.<\/p>

Associated Press correspondent Lisa Mascaro from Washington provided additional reporting. Additional graphics covering the U.S.-Iran military engagement are available online, where this breakdown will also appear.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The opening week of military action between the United States and Iran during the Trump administration carried a price tag exceeding $11.3 billion. The Associated Press breaks down what that massive sum could have purchased to help put the enormous cost into perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773351553456.jpg?fit=1000%2C1392&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9eE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100281,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/trump-warns-of-massive-iran-strike-as-israeli-cities-open-bomb-shelters\/","url_meta":{"origin":35504,"position":0},"title":"Trump Warns of Massive Iran Strike as Israeli Cities Open Bomb Shelters","author":"Admin","date":"July 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President Trump has signaled he may order the largest U.S. military strike ever conducted against Iran, while several Israeli cities have opened public bomb shelters amid fears of Iranian missile attacks. 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