1 of 4 | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday on President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Hegseth told the committee Tuesday that the financial
cost of the Iran war has now reached about $37.5 billion. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee Tuesday that the financial cost of the Iran war has now reached about $37.5 billion according to Defense Department estimates.
Lawmakers questioned Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting as the Pentagon and President Donald Trump are seeking up to $70 billion in emergency military funds.
This is in addition to the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon has requested in the upcoming defense budget. Trump has also asked for about $18 billion more in emergency funds for unrelated programs, including $11 billion for agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was also present at the hearing, although the focus remained on military spending.
