Pentagon gives new $29bn Iran war price tag, downplays munitions concerns
Key takeaways
- Appearing before congressional panel, Defense Secretary Hegseth says US is prepared to escalate or wind down war.
- The department’s comptroller revealed the new total during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth.
- The estimate is an increase from the $25bn the official, Jules Hurst, reported to members of Congress in late April, the first time the administration of US President Donald Trump had given an official figure.
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Appearing before congressional panel, Defense Secretary Hegseth says US is prepared to escalate or wind down war.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, the US [Saul Loeb/AFP]By Joseph Stepansky and APPublished On 12 May 202612 May 2026The Pentagon has released a new price tag for the US-Israel war with Iran, saying it has cost the United States $29bn.
The department’s comptroller revealed the new total during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth.