2026-07-22
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reveals how much has been spent on the Iran war so far
and asks Congress for billions more to keep it going.
Politico breaks down his day on the Hill.
There's just a lot of confusion over how much the war is costing
and what the Defense Department is asking for.
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It's Wednesday, July 22nd.
I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced some bipartisan scrutiny yesterday
as he sought more money for a war that many lawmakers remain skeptical of.
During an appearance on Capital Hill,
Hegseth revealed that the U.S. had spent $37.5 billion on the war up to this point,
though critics suggested that was an undercount.
For that sum, Hegseth argued Iran had been dramatically weakened.
The amount of damage that we've done to them over the course of these series of operations
has put them in the worst place they've ever been.