Pentagon running short on funds, largely due to Iran war: Report
Training and maintenance are being cut as the White House seeks $67 billion and lawmakers question how long the conflict can be financed.
- The Pentagon is facing a critical budget shortfall, with key military accounts at risk of running dry within weeks due to escalating costs from the war with Iran.
- Operational strain is forcing cutbacks in baseline activities, with the U.S. military limiting or canceling training exercises and diverting equipment and facility maintenance budgets to cover immediate war operations.
- The White House is seeking an emergency $67 billion supplemental package from Congress to help fund the war effort and replenish depleted stockpiles of precision munitions .
- Official estimates place war expenses at $30 billion so far, though independent analysts warn the true cost is significantly higher as official tallies exclude repairs for U.S. bases in the Middle East damaged by Iranian strikes.
- Congressional gridlock threatens to delay additional funding, as the House prepares for a month-long recess while lawmakers debate national debt impacts and military war powers.
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Pentagon set to face budget shortfall in weeks if Congress fails to cough up $67B: report
The Pentagon is quickly burning through cash and faces an impending budget shortfall within weeks -- adding urgency to officials' $67 billion request from Congress as the Iran war rages, according to a report.
Trigger-happy Hegseth brings Pentagon to brink of going broke: report
The cost of President Donald Trump's war with Iran, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been blowing through armament stockpiles despite warnings, has the Pentagon close to running out of money, according to a report Tuesday.The Pentagon is hemorrhaging funds at an alarming rate. Critical defense budget lines are set to evaporate within weeks as the escalating conflict with Iran consumes resources at unprecedented speed, lawmakers and Penta…
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