Pentagon puts the cost of the Iran war at $29 billion as senators press Hegseth on stockpiles
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Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst said the war had cost $29 billion, about $4 billion more than the estimate two weeks earlier, mostly for replacing munitions and repairing equipment and excluding repairs to damaged US sites in the region, Euronews reported. At a Senate Appropriations hearing on 12 May, Defense Secretary Hegseth rejected the description of munitions as depleted and said the US had plans to escalate, retrograde or shift assets if necessary.
- When
- 12 May 2026
- Where
- Washington, D.C., the US
- What
- policy
- Acting party
- Government of the United States
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Pentagon testimony.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
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- Origin of the claim Euronews
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| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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