Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5bn in latest official US account

Latest cost comes as Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Caine ask for $1.5 trillion budget, including $70bn for Iran war.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has put the latest official price tag on the US-Israel war on Iran at $37.5bn.

Hegseth confirmed the figure during a hearing before the Senate appropriations committee on Tuesday, in which he and C...