Lawmakers Press Hegseth on Details on Iran War Authorization, Ceasefire and Pentagon Funding

Pentagon Increases Iran War Cost Estimate to $29 billion

The Pentagon put the cost of the war in Iran at roughly $29 billion, during testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at hearings on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request. Mr. Hegseth repeatedly refused to tell lawmakers how much money he would request to fund the war.

Hegseth insists US has ‘control’ of Strait of Hormuz while pitching $1.5T War Department spending spree

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth insisted the US has "control" of the Strait of Hormuz during testimony before House and Senate appropriators on the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget plans.

Lawmakers press Hegseth on details on Iran war authorization, ceasefire and Pentagon funding

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon is seeking is "admittedly a historic budget."

Middle East crisis live: US war on Iran has cost around $29bn, Pentagon says

Pete Hegseth and other officials appear before House to face grilling on Iran war expenditure and military operationsIran has expanded its definition of the strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy in comments likely to anger the US.The strait is no longer viewed as a narrow stretch around a handful of islands but instead has …

Seething Republican pops off on Pete Hegseth over Iran stalemate

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to avoid giving a clear answer about the cost of the Iran War while appearing before lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning.

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles. For this part, the Pentagon chief softened his tone from previous hearings on Capitol Hill in his opening remarks, which notably lacked criticism of lawmakers and outlined the Trump a…