The Wall Street Journal reported, citing informed sources, today, Friday, that “US Deputy Secretary of Defense Steven Feinberg informed lawmakers in phone calls this week that the Department of Defense needs $80 billion to cover the costs of the war on… IranIn addition to other expenses not related to the war.
The newspaper added, “A full supplemental funding request, which includes funding for the Pentagon in addition to non-defense priorities such as agricultural aid and disaster relief, may be sent to lawmakers in the coming days.”
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An official said Pentagon “The Iran war has cost about $25 billion,” he told Reuters in April, providing the first official estimate of the war’s costs.
The full cost of the conflict, which Trump started in cooperation with… Israel On February 28, it was questioned Congress. An initial request for $200 billion in additional funding was met with strong opposition from lawmakers.
In April, the Director of the Budget Office stated: The white house Russell Vaught said during a hearing of the House Budget Committee that he had no estimates of the cost of the war, as part of his defense of Trump’s request for an annual military budget of $1.5 trillion.
The proposed budget reflects the Republican Party’s priorities ahead of the midterm elections expected in November, as the party tries to maintain control of Congress, but faces growing voter concern about rising costs of living, energy prices, and the financial burden of the Iran war.
