US May Seek Additional Congressional Funding for Iran War, Ammunition: Hegseth
Pentagon chief testifies majority of supplemental request would go toward munitions, with Iran operation costing under $25 billion
Quick Look
- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth indicated the administration may submit a supplemental funding request to Congress for the war with Iran and to replenish US arsenals.
- Most of the funding would go toward munitions, with the Iran-specific portion totaling less than $25 billion.
- The total request would include costs for restocking US military supplies.
AI-generated summary
WASHINGTON, April 29. /TASS/. The US administration may send an additional request to the US congress for a hefty sum needed to continue the war with Iran and purchase ammunition to replenish empty US arsenals, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said. "If and when the supplemental is submitted, the majority of it would not just be for Iran, [but for] munitions," he said during hearings in the Committee on Armed Services of the US House of Representatives. At the same time, he added that the US administration would request less than $25 billion to continue the military operation against Iran. "On Iran, it would be less than 25 billion. But there's a lot more we would ask for [in total, including the cost of replenishing US arsenals]," Hegseth said.
