U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth estimates cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion | Middle East

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May. "The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion," Mr. Hegseth testified during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing at which he defended a request for some $67 billion in supplemental funding for the Pentagon. #Iran #UnitedStates #US #IranWar #IranUSWar #PeteHegseth #Pentagon #USMilitary #MiddleEast #MiddleEastCrisis #BreakingNews #WorldNews #LatestNews #DefenseNews #MilitaryNews #Geopolitics #GlobalSecurity #WarUpdate #ConflictUpdate #MilitarySpending #DefenseBudget #USDefense #ForeignPolicy #RegionalSecurity #InternationalNews #WestAsia #PersianGulf #straitofhormuz USA | Donald Trump | South Korea | US South Korea Trade | Trump Tariff Warning | Trade Deal Dispute | Auto Sector Impact | Global Trade Tensions | US Iran tensions | USS Abraham Lincoln | US aircraft carrier Gulf | West Asia crisis | Middle East escalation | Iran protests crackdown | Hezbollah warning | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | Trending News | Union Budget 2026 | Jammu \Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Breaking News | PM Modi | Farooq Abdullah | Asaduddin Owaisi | Indian Muslim | Congress | BJP | Rahul Gandhi | Iran India Relation | Snowfall In Jammu Kashmir News18 Urdu is one of India’s leading news channel in the Urdu language. Please subscribe to watch live and breaking news with the latest videos added every hour. Subscribe to our channel for the latest news updates: http://bit.ly/2QH4xqW Connect on Social Media: Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/news18urdu?lang=en Like Us on Facebook:   / news18urdu   Our Website: https://bit.ly/2Y4RDb9 News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube ID_MM