US has spent $29b so far during Iran war: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion 2027 military budget as the Pentagon put the war's price tag at nearly $29 billion
Pentagon finance chief Jules Hurst III has said that the war with Iran has cost the US $29 billion (€27.7 billion) so far, some $4 billion more than an estimate provided by defense officials in late April.
"At the time of [that] testimony... it was $25 billion dollars," Hurst told lawmakers alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. "But the joint staff team and the comptroller are constantly looking at estimates and now we think it is closer to 29."
Hurst did not specify how they arrived at that number or say home much more they expected the US to spend, but he was seeking approval from Congress for a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027.
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Congressional Republicans are increasingly finding it difficult to publicly support Trump's war with Iran as prices for consumers skyrocket and public coffers continue to be emptied out for a conflict that does not seem to be reaching any particular goal.
