{"id":"c6c2c8ca-32b6-4ccb-a3ae-a159b1e9f5d3","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70gek2kqyno","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says","plainHeadline":"Hegseth says Iran war has cost the US $37.5 billion so far","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.4-nano","at":"2026-07-22T11:06:16.027Z"},"summary":["Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Iran war has cost the US $37.5bn so far.","He said the figure rose nearly $8bn from the last estimate in May.","Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee seeking $87bn for the department.","He said $67bn would be destined for operations in the Middle East.","He warned military training would be curtailed without urgent funding approval."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T22:49:20.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T22:53:28.813Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0b368abd-f77f-4de5-88ab-e32e95527f95"}