Updated estimated cost of Iran war is $37.5 billion: Hegseth

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the department’s new estimated cost for the Iran war is up to $37.5 billion.

That $37.5 billion estimate from Hegseth, which he said includes some additional military pay and operations and maintenance costs anticipated through the fiscal year, is up from the department’s continue reading …