The war with Iran is now in its ninth week, and Congress is concerned about the reduction of global munition stockpiles and the ability to restock them.
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday castigated members of Congress in both parties for questioning the war in Iran, during a contentious Capitol Hill hearing dominated by a conflict that the Pentagon said had cost $25 billion and 14 American lives so far.
The hearing before the House Armed Services Committee was focused on the administration’s 2027 military budget proposal, which would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion.
Acting comptroller Jules Hurst III, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, said that the bulk of the figure has been devoted to ordnance.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was grilled on Capitol Hill over the costly conflict with unclear objectives that has been waged without congressional approval.
President Trump posted to social media early Wednesday, a warning that Iran must reach an agreement, hinting at escalation, as negotiations remained deadlocked.
The Pentagon says that the cost of the war with Iran is estimated to be some $25 billion. Defense officials were appearing on the Hill for budget discussions.
The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end.
“The biggest challenge, the biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans,” Hegseth said.
President Trump posted to social media early Wednesday, a warning that Iran must reach an agreement, hinting at escalation, as negotiations remained deadlocked.
WASHINGTON >> The United States’ war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said today, providing the first official estimate of the military’s price tag for the conflict.
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The United States' war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military's price tag for the conflict.
A top Pentagon official on Wednesday said that the cost of the ongoing U.S. war with Iran is estimated to be $25 billion so far, as the conflict nears a 60-day mark
