Pentagon: US War in Iran Costs $37.5 Billion

The U.S. war in Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers on Tuesday as he pressed Congress to approve an urgent $90 billion supplemental funding request.

Defending the escalating conflict during a high-stakes hearing, Hegseth warned that the Pentagon will have to curtail military training and compromise long-term equipment maintenance unless lawmakers provide an immediate financial boost.

.@SECWAR “I will continue to say that the inability to properly fund @DeptofWar is probably the single greatest threat our nation faces.

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The sharp funding debate follows the collapse of a fragile ceasefire earlier this month, which triggered renewed daily airstrikes and raised U.S. casualties to 18 dead and roughly 430 injured.

Iran (News Central TV) — The Pentagon says that the US war in Iran costs $37.5 billion. Credit: Reuters

While President Donald Trump has threatened to expand strikes to energy plants and deep-underground nuclear facilities, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers expressed deep frustration over the administration’s strategic ambiguity and rising costs ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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