Washington: The Pentagon is seeking USD 200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a senior administration official says.
The department sent the request to the White House, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private information.
It’s an extraordinarily high number and comes on top of extra funding the Defence Department already received last year in President Donald Trump’s big tax cuts bill.
Congress is bracing for a new spending request, but it is not clear whether the White House has transmitted the request for consideration. It is unclear whether the spending request would have support.
The new funding request was first reported by The Washington Post. Asked about the figure at a press conference Thursday, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth did not directly confirm the figure, saying it could change. But he said, “We’re going back to Congress and our folks there to ensure that we’re properly funded”.
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