00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the cost of the U.S. war in Iran has risen to $37
00:05.5 billion
00:07so far. Hegseth faces skeptical lawmakers at a hearing in Washington to seek urgent funding for
00:13the conflict, the first time since the heavy bombings in Iran resumed. Hegseth tells lawmakers
00:18that the $37.5 billion includes anticipated costs through September 30. It is unclear how the
00:25Pentagon arrived at the figure, but a source told Reuters in March that Trump's administration
00:29estimated the first six days of the war had cost at least $11.3 billion.
00:34Trump asked Congress in June for nearly $90 billion in additional funding.
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