Iran-FM/Pentagon
Iran-FM/Pentagon
Dateline : May 1, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Iran
Duration : 2'03
Beijing, China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi's post on X
FILE: Tehran, Iran - March 16, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
2. Various of Araghchi speaking at press conference
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Exterior of Pentagon; traffic
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - March 14, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Capitol building, U.S. national flag
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - May 12, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of White House
FILE: Iran - March 19, 2026 (IRIB - No access Chinese mainland/Israeli media/Persian language media outside Iran. Strictly No Access Iran International/BBC Persian/Radio Farda/Manoto TV)
6. Various of Iran launching missile during 65th wave of Operation True Promise-4, hitting U.S. F-35 fighter jet
Isfahan, Iran - April 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
7. Various of wreckage of U.S. military aircraft
FILE: USA - Exact Date and Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of U.S. dollar banknotes being printed
FILE: New York City, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of shoppers, goods in supermarket
10. Various of consumers at checkouts
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the "Pentagon is lying" about the cost of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran launched on February 28.
In a post on X, Araghchi said that "Netanyahu's gamble has directly cost America 100 billion U.S. dollars so far, four times what is claimed."
"Indirect costs for U.S. taxpayers are far higher. Monthly bill for each American household is 500 U.S. dollars and rising fast," he added.
Citing three people familiar with the matter, CNN reported on Friday that the 25-billion-U.S.-dollar estimate "that a top Pentagon official gave to lawmakers on Wednesday for the total cost to date of the Iran war is a lowball figure," which "does not include the cost of repairing extensive damage suffered by U.S. bases in the region."
One source said the real cost estimate is closer to 40-50 billion U.S. dollars "when accounting for the costs of rebuilding U.S. military installations and replacing destroyed assets."
ID : 8477377
Published : 2026-05-01 22:14
Last Modified : 2026-05-02 16:49:45
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV)
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