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Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says

First publishedJul 21, 10:41 UTC
Last updatedJul 21, 23:22 UTC · 13m ago
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NPR News9Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with $350B funding requestOpen ↗CBS News8Hegseth to testify on Capitol Hill as Democrats press for more Iran war updatesOpen ↗The Hill7Hegseth set for Senate grilling as Iran war soursOpen ↗Seattle Times6Hegseth is facing questions from senators over funding for the Iran warOpen ↗The Guardian US8Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for PentagonOpen ↗CBS News8Watch: Hegseth defends $67 billion request to help cover cost of Iran warOpen ↗CBS News8Watch: Hegseth, Sen. Murray clash over Iran war funding requestOpen ↗Al Jazeera7US defence chief Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5bn so farOpen ↗NYT US9Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 BillionOpen ↗CBS News8Hegseth tells senators Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so farOpen ↗The Hill75 takeaways from Hegseth, Caine hearing on emergency Iran fundingOpen ↗CBS News8Watch: Sen. Peters calls Hegseth a "failure" over Iran warOpen ↗BBC US & Canada9Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth saysOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5B so far and Pentagon needs $67B to restock armsOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Senators grilled Hegseth on Iran. Here are 3 big moments from the hearingOpen ↗
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Some senators pushed back on Hegseth's funding request as he testified at a pivotal time in the war.

Reported by 15 outlets — BBC US & Canada, NYT US, NPR News, PBS NewsHour, CBS News, and 4 more. See all sources ↓

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Some senators pushed back on Hegseth's funding request as he testified at a pivotal time in the war.
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15 outlets, average source rating 7.9/10.
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