Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells Congress that the latest estimate of the cost of the Iran war is $37.5 billion
Hegseth said the estimate includes costs through Sept. 30 as lawmakers challenged the administration’s request for emergency military funding.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the Iran war has cost an estimated $37.5 billion so far and requested an additional $67 billion in funding to support military operations and other needs, increasing the defense budget to $1.5 trillion.
- At least 18 American troops have died and over 400 have been injured since the war began, with nearly 100 injuries occurring after a ceasefire collapsed.
- Senators questioned the use of prior Pentagon funds, raising concerns about spending transparency, allocation of funds to expenses unrelated to Iran, and the lack of a clear long-term plan to end the war.
- Hegseth faced protests and tough questioning, with some lawmakers criticizing the ongoing war efforts and warning it may become a "forever war," while he defended the funding as a "generational investment" in military strength.
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‘Urgent requirements’ for US military funding cited by GOP as Hegseth estimates war cost
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate committee in charge of funding the government spent hours in a hearing room Tuesday, trying to parse out just how much extra spending lawmakers should provide for the military amid the ongoing war in Iran.
Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5B, seeks $67B more
What happenedDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s Iran war had cost an estimated $37.5 billion so far, and that the $67 billion in supplemental war funding he was requesting is an “urgent, necessary” stopgap as Congress debates Trump’s $1.5 trillion annual Pentagon budget request. Hegseth faced “fiery questions” during the “combative Senate Appropriations Committee hearing,” The Associat…
Defence Minister Pete Hegseth had to explain himself in the Senate. After the ceasefire broke, both parties are pushing for details on Iran's strategy. The true follow-up costs remain open. An analysis.
'Was that an accurate statement?': Ossoff quotes Hegseth's own words on Iran back to him. Then asks him a simple yes-or-no question
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, where Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia questioned him repeatedly about past statements on the war with Iran. Hegseth testified as the Trump administration seeks an additional $70 billion for the war effort, according to the hearing. During the hearing, Hegseth said the war has cost $37.5 billion so far. President Donald Trump, who started the confl…
Hegseth and Caine explain the costs (largely underestimated according to the CSIS) and ask Congress for new appropriations to fight in the Middle East: "We cannot afford inaction." It becomes increasingly difficult to find numbers even among Republicans for a war whose horizon is not visible nor real progress.
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