Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth puts the cost of the Iran war at thirty-seven point five billion dollars to date, per BBC News. Senators questioned his funding request when he testified—a moment the BBC describes as pivotal in the conflict. Any further war spending runs through Congress, which controls the purse strings.

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