Published on: 2026-07-22
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Washington, July 21 /Xinhua/ — Currently, the United States’ expenditures on the war against Iran amount to 37.5 billion US dollars; the Donald Trump administration is seeking additional funding. This was stated on Tuesday by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Allocating additional funds for the war with Iran is “urgent and necessary,” P. Hegset said at a Senate appropriations committee hearing, adding that “without these funds we will face a severe shortage.”
His statement came at a time when Republican lawmakers were pushing for Congressional approval of the $1.5 trillion defense budget proposed by D. Trump.
In June, the head of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, told lawmakers that the war with Iran cost American taxpayers approximately 30 billion dollars.
P. Hegset was also criticized in connection with reports that the Pentagon delayed the release of information about injuries to American soldiers during recent clashes with Iran. According to the Pentagon, about 100 American servicemen have been wounded since July 7. –0–
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