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.
- On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Gen. Dan Caine, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee to defend a $95 billion budget package, including $67 billion for Pentagon war funding.
- The hearing follows a violent escalation in the Iran war, where 17 service members have died since February and military officials report more than 100 injuries this month amid the United States' 10th consecutive night of infrastructure strikes.
- Beyond military funds, the proposal allocates $10 billion each for farm aid and voting law changes, though Sen. Patty Murray of Washington plans to challenge the request, questioning why the administration needs $70 billion more despite claims a deal is near.
- Republicans aim to pass the package through the reconciliation process to bypass Democratic opposition, but key GOP senators including Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have expressed skepticism, complicating approval prospects.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Hegseth for prioritizing testosterone screenings over transparency regarding war casualties, as the administration faces pressure to resolve the conflict while managing party divisions over war powers.
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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.
The US Defense Minister, Pete Hegseth, told a U.S. Senate commission how many billions of dollars the war in Iran costs in the United States.
According to the Trump Administration, the War with Iran Cost 33 Billion, and It Doesn't Stop There.
According to Defense Secretary Hegseth, the war with Iran has already cost the US nearly 33 billion euros. He said this at a Senate hearing, where he defended a request from President Trump to allocate another 79 billion euros to the defense budget. That money is also primarily intended for the war against Iran. It is unclear whether the figure of 33 billion is correct. It is not known how the Department of Defense calculated that amount. In Ma…
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