Sri Lanka, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Coons, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that deals with defense appropriations, indicated on Wednesday that the war in Iran cost at least US$ 11 billion in the first six days, according to early estimates.

"I think it's roughly accurate," he told reporters, responding to a report that listed the cost estimate as $11.3 billion.Prior to those comments, CNN reported that the Pentagon told US lawmakers in a private briefing Tuesday that preliminary estimates suggest the war with Iran cost at least $11 billion in the first six days, according to two sources familiar with the conversation.

CNN previously reported that the US military used more than $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of th...