US EditionUS Has Spent $25 Billion on Iran Conflict So Far, Pentagon Says
Most of the spending has gone to munitions, while lawmakers review a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Acting Undersecretary of War for Finances Jules Hurst III told the House Armed Services Committee that the war with Iran has cost the Pentagon an estimated $25 billion, primarily for munitions.
- The hearing addressed President Donald Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion military budget, as lawmakers scrutinized the ongoing war with Iran, which Democrats argue proceeds without explicit congressional approval.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced his first legislative questioning regarding the conflict, while Rep. Adam Smith warned that relying on "violence, threats, and coercion" to bend the world to U.S. will is "a very dangerous strategy."
- President Trump has ordered aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iranian ports, while three American aircraft carriers are in the Middle East for the first time in more than 20 years.
- Hegseth is set to face the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, as Hurst confirmed the White House will deliver a supplemental funding request to Congress once the war's total cost is fully assessed.
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Iran War Has Cost $25 Billion So Far, Pentagon Confirms.
The United States has already spent $25 billion on the Iran war, according to high-ranking Pentagon officials.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States has spent approximately $25 billion on the Iran war thus far, according to Acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst III. As the war nears its 60-day mark, the bulk of its costs have reportedly come from munitions, operations, and equipment replacements and maintenance. DETAIL: The figure, anno…
Sixty days in, Pentagon estimates $25B spent on Iran war
The Defense Department has spent an estimated $25 billion in 60 days of operations against Iran so far, the Pentagon’s comptroller said during a congressional hearing Wednesday. The administration plans to send a supplemental budget request to Congress to cover spent munitions and operational costs once they’re more fully fleshed out, Jay Hurst, the official performing the duties of the Pentagon’s chief financial officer, told House Armed Servic…
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