Deputy Defense Secretary Steven Feinberg told lawmakers in a phone call last week that the Pentagon requires an additional $80 billion to cover costs stemming from the war against Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday morning that the Pentagon has requested an additional $80 billion from Congress to cover costs incurred during the war against Iran. Deputy Secretary of Defense Steven Feinberg relayed the request to lawmakers in a phone call held last week, according to the report, which noted that the sum is on top of non-combat related expenditures.
The figure emerges amid a broader debate over U.S. defense budgets and allocations tied to the Iran conflict. The report did not specify the exact period the $80 billion would cover or which operational categories — munitions, personnel, force protection, or logistics — are driving the shortfall. Feinberg's call to congressional offices was described as a preliminary notification rather than a formal budget amendment.
The Zioneer has previously reported on related U.S. defense spending dynamics, including Pentagon asset reallocations away from NATO and public exchanges over the scale of aid to Israel and Iran-related costs. The $80 billion request, if approved, would mark one of the largest single supplemental appropriations linked to the Iran theater.
2 developments
- DevelopingWashington Post: senior Trump official says determining Iran's potential payout is difficult
- StrongTrump claims US won't pay Iran $300 billion for reconstruction, fact-checking his own claim
- StrongReuters: Over $150 billion already committed to $300 billion private Iran investment fund
- StrongTrump: 'Iran needs investments — we did billions in damage. Someone will have to help — it won't be us'
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