Hegseth, Caine testify on Iran supplemental amid escalation: What to know
Iran supplemental testimony
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- NYT World·4h agoSenators Ask Hegseth to Fully Account for U.S. Troops Killed or Wounded in Iran
The 12 Democratic senators on the Armed Services Committee said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s department had not provided “timely and comprehensive” reporting on casualties during the war.
Read at NYT World → - Guardian International·8h agoThe Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos
The Pentagon head proposed a 44% increase – to second world war levels – while ‘woke’ programs are gutted US politics live – latest updates When the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense…
Read at Guardian International → - NDTV Top Stories·1d agoUS House Approves $95 Billion Budget Plan With Iran War Funding
The US House of Representatives approved a $95 billion budget framework on Wednesday, with most of the funding earmarked for the Pentagon to fund the war against Iran.
Read at NDTV Top Stories → - Bloomberg Politics·1d agoHouse Backs Trump Iran War Budget Despite Midterm Election Fears
House Republicans approved a $95 billion budget plan largely aimed at funding President Donald Trump’s Iran war despite rising fears the unpopular conflict and surging consumer energy prices will endanger GOP lawmakers’ prospects in the midterm election.
Read at Bloomberg Politics → - NBC News Top·1d agoHegseth requests more funding for Iran war and Zelenskyy fires his commander in chief: Morning Rundown
Pete Hegseth asks Congress for billions more in military funding.
Read at NBC News Top → - Mint News·1d agoWhere did the money go?' US senators grill Pete Hegseth as Iran war cost hits ₹3.62 trillion
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the cost of the U.S. war with Iran has risen to $37.5 billion, an $8.5 billion increase from May.
Read at Mint News → - Independent World·1d agoHegseth heckled by protesters during Iran war funding hearing
Pete Hegseth was heckled by protesters as he was questioned on the growing costs of the Trump administration’s war in Iran.
Read at Independent World → - Bloomberg Business·1d agoIran War Cost Tops $37B For US, Zelenskyy Ousts Army Chief, More
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Read at Bloomberg Business → - ARY News PK·1d agoWar in Iran has cost the US $37.5 billion so far, Pentagon says
War in Iran has cost the US $37.5 billion so far, Pentagon says
Read at ARY News PK → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoPentagon Estimates Cost of Iran War at $37.5 Billion
Lawmakers voiced frustration as they pressed for details of the Trump administration's strategy to win the war in the Middle East
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Washington Post World·2d agoHegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5 billion, defends request for more
Some lawmakers appeared frustrated as they sought clarity on the Trump administration’s strategy for the conflict amid renewed hostilities and a $67 billion funding request.
Read at Washington Post World → - Indian Express World·2d agoWhat Hegseth’s $37.5 billion estimate reveals about the cost of the Iran warRead at Indian Express World →
- BBC Top Stories·2d agoIran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says
Some senators pushed back on Hegseth's funding request as he testified at a pivotal time in the war.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - CBS News Top·2d agoHegseth tells senators Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so far
Senators on Tuesday grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine over the state of the war with Iran. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has the details.
Read at CBS News Top → - NYT Homepage·2d agoHegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requesting as much as $70 billion in emergency military spending after nearly five months of war.
Read at NYT Homepage → - Al Jazeera·2d agoUS defence chief Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5bn so far
Latest cost comes as Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine seek a $1.5 trillion budget, including $70bn for Iran war.
Read at Al Jazeera → - NPR Politics·2d agoSen. Chris Murphy on the Iran war and Pete Hegseth's upcoming Senate testimony
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about the escalating war in the Middle East and the testimony of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in front of a Senate panel on Tuesday.
Read at NPR Politics → - The Hill Politics·3d agoHegseth, Caine testify on Iran supplemental amid escalation: What to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are set to testify in front of the Senate Tuesday on the White House’s supplemental funding request, days after an escalation in the U.S.-Iran war left three service members dead. Hegseth and…
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