Pentagon tells Congress Iran war cost at least $42 billion
- The Pentagon told Congress last month that the cost of the war against Iran has now climbed over $42 billion, a $4.5 billion increase on the most recent public estimate from the Department of Defense more than six months into the conflict.
- Defense officials provided the updated cost estimate on Aug.
- 13 to congressional defense committees, a congressional aide told The Hill on Monday.
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- The Pentagon told Congress last month that the cost of the war against Iran has now climbed over $42 billion, a $4.5 billion increase on the most recent public estimate from the Department of Defense more than six months into the conflict.
- Defense officials provided the updated cost estimate on Aug.
- 13 to congressional defense committees, a congressional aide told The Hill on Monday.
Sources: The Hill