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$37.5bn cost of Iran war revealed as senator warns of ‘another forever war’ | First Thing

Jul 22, 2026Center Left

Pete Hegseth reveals costs so far as Trump administration seeks more funding. Plus, rediscovered plane wreck that changed flying for everGood morning.The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has told the Senate that the US-Israel war on Iran has cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict’s soaring price tag and the deaths last week…

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Pete Hegseth puts cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion as the Pentagon seeks more money from Congress

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Pete Hegseth puts cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion as the Pentagon seeks more money from Congress

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

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Updated estimated cost of Iran war is $37.5 billion: Hegseth

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Updated estimated cost of Iran war is $37.5 billion: Hegseth

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the department’s new estimated cost for the Iran war is up to $37.5 billion. That $37.5 billion estimate from Hegseth, which he said includes some additional military pay and operations and maintenance costs anticipated through the fiscal year, is up from the…

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