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Updated estimated cost of Iran war is $37.5 billion: Hegseth

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By Mike Brest Verified
| Washington Examiner Verified
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the department’s new estimated cost for the Iran war is up to $37.5 billion. That $37.5 billion estimate from Hegseth, which he said includes some additional military pay and operations and maintenance costs anticipated through the fiscal year, is up from the department’s last estimate of $29 billion in May. What is Pickaxe Mountain, and why has it become central to the Iran conflict?
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Tax dollars ‘lit on fire’ for ‘disastrous’ Iran war: Democrats to excoriate Hegseth and Caine

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By Mike Brest Verified
| Washington Examiner Verified
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will face difficult questions Tuesday from Democrats in particular, who continue to oppose the ongoing war against Iran, which has seen a resumption of daily U.S. strikes over the last week and a half. “Tax dollars we could’ve spent helping people afford health care—or building new housing—have been lit on fire by a president who blundered us into a disastrous war.
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Pentagon disputes characterization it downplayed recent casualties in Iran war

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By Mike Brest Verified
| Washington Examiner Verified
The Pentagon has strongly pushed back on reporting that it is trying to downplay the number and severity of American casualties sustained in the Iran war after an attack in Jordan resulted in the deaths of two, and possibly three, U.S. service members. Last Friday, Iran targeted Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, a U.S. military base in Jordan. Two U.S. service members — identified on Monday morning as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt.
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