Iran war's price tag hits $80B — more than double what Congress was told

The Trump administration is prepping a long-awaited, multibillion-dollar request to resupply munitions that were drained during the Iran war, as Congress wrestles with another eye-popping funding request from the Pentagon. That figure is double what War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst testified before lawmakers earlier this year. "The Pentagon is expected to request roughly $80 billion in supplemental funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran." [CSIS analysis, reported] "Patriot and THAAD missile interceptors, as well as Tomahawk cruise missiles," "could require three or more years to fully replenish under current production rates." [White House spokesperson Anna Kelly, quoted] "The United States Military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and stockpiles to serve all of President Trump's strategic goals and beyond." [Sen. John Thune, R-SD, quoted] "We need to make sure we're doing everything we can to replenish, resupply a lot of our munitions that have been depleted." Trump tied a third budget reconciliation package loaded with $350 billion in defense funding (the "Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act") to his $1.5 trillion defense budget request.