US EditionPentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war
The Pentagon seeks over $200 billion to replenish depleted precision munitions and cover escalating Iran war costs as U.S. and Israeli forces strike thousands of targets.
- Shortly after the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign began late last month, the Pentagon asked the White House to approve a more-than-$200 billion supplemental request to send to Congress to fund the war in Iran.
- A rapid shortfall in precision munitions has forced officials to act, as war costs exceeded $11 billion in the first week, prompting Deputy Defense Secretary Steven Feinberg to boost production.
- Over the past two weeks, Pentagon officials floated several funding packages, while the Office of Management and Budget objected internally and some White House officials doubted congressional approval.
- Lawmakers face a likely political battle over the Pentagon's request, with Democrats critical and Republicans supporting without a clear path to the Senate's 60-vote threshold; Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, urged adding intelligence funding.
- By comparison, Congress had approved roughly $188 billion for Ukraine by December, and President Donald Trump had advocated a $1.5 trillion defense budget, reflecting broader military spending pressure.
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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion for Iran war, faces resistance in Congress
A Washington Post report says the Pentagon asked the White House to approve a request of more than $200 billion to fund the war in Iran, but some administration officials doubt Congress will back a package of that size amid rising costs and political resistance
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'Oh my!' Eyes widen as Pentagon's eye-popping new request tees up 'major political battle'
Political analysts and observers were floored on Wednesday after the Trump Pentagon released an eye-popping estimated cost for the supplies it needs to fight the Iran war.The Pentagon said it would need about $200 billion in supplies for the war in Iran, according to The Washington Post. The request is so large that some people in Trump World have a hard time seeing it passing Congress, the report added. "The funding request is likely to stage a…
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