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Pentagon Increases Iran War Cost Estimate to $29 billion

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The Pentagon put the cost of the war in Iran at roughly $29 billion, during testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at hearings on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request. Mr. Hegseth repeatedly refused to tell lawmakers how much money he would request to fund the war.

The Pentagon put the cost of the war in Iran at roughly $29 billion, during testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at hearings on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request. Mr. Hegseth repeatedly refused to tell lawmakers how much money he would request to fund the war.

The Pentagon put the cost of the war in Iran at roughly $29 billion, during testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at hearings on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request. Mr. Hegseth repeatedly refused to tell lawmakers how much money he would request to fund the war.

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