Defense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs face Senate appropriations committee to continue Iran war effort

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Senators are preparing to grill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S. war against Iran. Hegseth and other officials are appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify before a Senate committee amid escalations in the war with Iran in recent…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced questions and protests Tuesday over the U.S. war with Iran, which he estimated has cost $37.5 billion so far, as Republicans…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are set to testify before a Senate committee as lawmakers examine the Pentagon's…

Defense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs face Senate appropriations committee to continue Iran war effort

The defense secretary made the remarks during a Senate pitch to add roughly $88 billion in Iran War-related spending.

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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.

At a Senate budget hearing on Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated that the war with Iran had so far cost $37.5 billion.

The defense secretary’s estimate is up from the $25 billion Pentagon officials gave in late April. NBC News has reported the amount is much higher.

The defense secretary revealed that the war has already cost American taxpayers $37.5 billion.