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Defense Sec. Hegseth Seeks $11 B Iran War Funding

7/22/2026

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  • Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified before Senate Appropriations Committee, seeking an $11 billion supplemental for war in Iran to prevent a nuclear weapon and degrade its sensing in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Senators Gary Peters and Kirsten Gillibrand tied war cost to grocery and gas bills.
  • President Donald Trump said November midterms would not affect war strategy and compared 18 deaths in Iran to casualties in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.