US defence chief Hegseth says the war with Iran has cost $37.5bn so far
They publishedUS defence chief Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5bn so far
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Who
What
- Pete Hegseth said the official US-Israel war cost with Iran totals $37.5bn so far.
- He confirmed the $37.5bn figure during a Senate appropriations hearing on Tuesday.
- The hearing covered a $1.5 trillion defense budget request, including nearly $70bn for Iran war.
- Hegseth said the estimate includes some operations and maintenance costs through end of September.
- The estimate is $8bn higher than the prior Trump figure of $29bn released in May.
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🇶🇦 Qatar (outlet HQ)
topics: Politics, Energy · language: eng
topics: Politics, Energy · language: eng
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