Hegseth had requested some $67 billion in supplemental funding for the Pentagon
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion (€32.9 billion) so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion (€25.4 billion) in mid-May.
“The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion,” Hegseth testified during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing at which he defended a request for some $67 billion (€58.7 billion) in supplemental funding for the Pentagon.
Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress the funding request is “urgent” and “necessary” to pay the Pentagon’s costs for the Iran war through the end of September.
But Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen challenged that assessment, saying Hegseth still has $75 billion (€65.7 billion) available in unspent funding.
