Operation Midnight Hammer
$2.3B
Cost
40,000
Troops Deployed
0
US Casualties
0
Civilian Deaths
Overview
First US strikes on Iran — 37-hour air campaign targeting nuclear facilities at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
Outcome
Nuclear program degraded but not destroyed. Established precedent for Operation Epic Fury.
Key Fact
$2.25 billion for 37 hours. That is $60.8 million per hour, or $1 million per minute.