Iraqi FM Says US-Iran Conflict Cost Iraq About $60B

The figure is striking, but its significance lies less in the number than in its function: Baghdad is quantifying the cost of hosting a conflict it does not control, which puts a price tag on the strategic exposure of any state positioned between Washington and Tehran. The absence of a breakdown matters, because without sector detail the claim anchors a political narrative more than an economic accounting. The open question is whether Iraq converts this into a formal demand for compensation or reconstruction support, and whether that framing gains traction with either party.