Pentagon official says U.S. has now spent $29 billion on Iran war

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Acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst, testifying Tuesday before the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee Pentagon budget requests, said the price tag for the Iran war had risen to $29 billion.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified last month before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees that the conflict had cost $25 billion up to that point, but U.S. officials familiar with internal assessments suggested at the time that the war could already have cost close to $50 billion.