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Hegseth 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.
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Secretary Hegseth grilled over growing cost of war with Iran
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Iran launched new attacks on U.S. allies in the region today even as Secretary Hegseth made his case to a Senate committee for more funding. The hearing turned contentious with a verbal dispute over leadership. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
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Pete Hegseth Gives Suspiciously Low Estimate of Total Cost of Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just lowballed the Iran war to the tune of about $62.5 billion.Hegseth, alongside officials including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday to update lawmakers on the state of the war and to request nearly $88 billion more for “urgent needs” in the war…
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Iran 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.
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Hegseth set for Senate grilling as Iran war sours
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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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Stage set for Hegseth to be made Trump's 'fall guy' in Iran war: MS NOW
As the war with Iran escalates, Donald Trump’s patience is at its end — and he will be looking for a scapegoat sooner rather than later, MS NOW's analysts said Tuesday.According to “Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire, that will likely be Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has given the president a wealth of reasons to dismiss him dating back to his…
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Hegseth, Caine to testify before Senate panel amid escalating Iran war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify before a Senate committee amid escalations in the war with Iran in recent days.
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Several Protesters Arrested After Interrupting War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Senate Testimony Multiple Times (VIDEO)
War Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday to field questions on the Pentagon's multi-billion-dollar budget request to fund the military and replenish military supplies expended in the Iran war. Not even one minute into Hegseth's opening statement before the committee, multiple interruptions from protesters…
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MTG erupts at Hegseth over Iran response: ‘What the f**k are you talking about?’
Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t like the way Secretary of War Pete Hegseth chose to honor two fallen service members. On Saturday, CENTCOM released a statement about two…
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