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testimony marked the first time the Trump administration has publicly offered a cost estimate on the war. The Iran war dominated the hearing, which was scheduled to discuss the Pentagon
Iran has already cost $25 billion**, according to Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst. Hurst testified before the House Armed Services Committee yesterday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who offered no indication of when the war might
Pentagon now estimates that the cost of the war with Iran is approximately $29 billion.** Top defense officials answered questions from Congress yesterday. That price tag, up from the estimated $25 billion two weeks
cost of a war they wanted nothing to do with and have gained nothing from and yet, Secretary Hegseth, you declared victory a month ago,” said Reed, a senator from Rhode Island. The comments came
testimony alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, Hegseth batted away questions about the long-term goals and timeline of war, which began with the US-Israel launching attacks on Iran