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Hegseth Confirms Pentagon's $200B Request for Iran War Funding

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indirectly confirmed the Pentagon's request for approximately $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, stating it 'takes money to kill bad guys' amid Senate skepticism about the funding and the conflict's open-ended nature.

19 Mar, 15:37 — 19 Mar, 21:39
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