The additional funding was described as an “urgent, necessary” stopgap
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Donald Trump’s war is projected to cost much, much more.
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.
Hegseth had requested some $67 billion in supplemental funding for the Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's latest estimate puts the cost of the US war against Iran at 37.5 billion US dollars so far, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday as the Trump administration seeks more funding…
President Trump's top military advisors were on Capitol Hill to make the case for the war in Iran, and additional money to fund the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine…
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 prepare
The war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but the bill is likely much higher, experts have told CNN.
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…
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May.…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is being questioned on the cost of the war against Iran, his idea of testosterone screening for troops, and the number of service people who have…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified at a Senate hearing that Donald Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget would be a necessary investment.
Latest cost comes as Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine seek a $1.5 trillion budget, including $70bn for Iran war.
The Trump administration is pursuing what would amount to a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027.
Latest estimate before that, in May, was $7.5bn lower
In an at times contentious hearing, the defense secretary said the administration urgently needed nearly $90 billion in supplemental funding in part to cover Iran conflict-related…
President Trump's top military advisors were on Capitol Hill to make the case for the war in Iran, and additional money to fund the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and…
The Iran war has cost the DoD $37.5 billion to date, Hegseth told senators Tuesday, as he requested $67.1 billion more in emergency funding.
US defense secretary defended the Pentagon’s emergency funding request as senators pressed him on U.S. strategy, troop deaths and depleted weapons stocks, while Democrats warned…
The defence secretary was publicly facing questions from lawmakers for the first time since the US military restarted operations in Iran.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the U.S. war in Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, including projected expenses through Sept. 30. | World News
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's latest estimate puts the cost of the US war against Iran at 37.5 billion US dollars so far, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday as the…
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.