Washington, March 20 -- The Pentagon has requested USD 200 billion in supplemental funding for the ongoing war against Iran, sending the proposal to the White House three weeks after hostilities began.
The White House will be reviewing the request before formally submitting it to Congress. The sum, nearly a quarter of the United States' annual defense budget, has already drawn scrutiny from moderate Republicans who would play a key role in approving the funds.
"Obviously, it takes money to kill bad guys," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a news conference Thursday, adding that "as far as the USD 200 billion, I think that number could move."The request comes on top of the Pentagon's annual budget of $838.7 billion, approved by Co...