{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreib63tvfxz2pmpupiyohsus4fqsov32x5c4taplqqh5cfalfebdslm",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:p3227y2hdjlcc64d55t4c5y4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsognxuy62"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreicml75jdjvr4zob7rnysyk2arbvmprslkqdnzmpjgqgl7nz6x3uo4"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/png",
    "size": 816310
  },
  "path": "/2026/05/11/how-much-has-the-iran-war-actually-cost-a-lot-more-than-25-billion/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-11T16:20:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://reason.com",
  "tags": [
    "Defense Spending",
    "Military",
    "Oil",
    "Oil prices",
    "Pentagon",
    "War",
    "Congress",
    "Gasoline",
    "Government Spending",
    "Iran",
    "Middle East",
    "Trump Administration"
  ],
  "textContent": "Direct military costs have exceeded $70 billion by one estimate, and Americans have paid more than $37 billion in higher energy costs since the war began.",
  "title": "How Much Has the Iran War Actually Cost? A Lot More Than $25 Billion."
}