The Pentagon has requested an additional $200 billion from Congress to fund the war against Iran, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserts that the US is 'winning decisively.'
Hegseth claims the US has destroyed Iran's ballistic missile arsenal, navy, and submarines, and that the campaign is proceeding as planned.
The request, which has been sent to the White House for review, would be the largest supplemental spending bill since the Covid relief bill in 2020, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The figure is far larger than the estimated $65 billion the US has spent in security assistance to Ukraine since 2022, suggesting a long campaign ahead against Iran.
The administration's request is likely to face resistance from Democrats and fiscally conservative Republicans in Congress, and could be a liability for President Trump, who has long criticized his predecessors for getting the US into 'forever wars.'
