Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5 billion, makes case for supplemental funding

… <p class="storyline-p">The Pentagon in May told Congress the cost of the war had climbed to $29 billion. The majority of that was related to operational costs for deployed forces and did not include the cost to repair or rebuild <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-05-29/bahrain-evacuees-limbo-21815739.html" target="_blank">U.S. military bases damaged</a> during the conflict, U.S. officials said at the time.</p> <p class="storyline-p">The updated war cost is based on where the conflict is today and projecting costs until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, Hegseth said. </p> <p class="storyline-p">The Defense Department’s current fiscal year budget is about $1 trillion, including $150 billion in one-time funding Congress approved last year for a range of military priorities. President Donald Trump’s administration has requested a $1.5 trillion allocation for fiscal 2027. </p> <p class="storyline-p">The Trump ​administration sent Congress ⁠an $87.6 billion ​<a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-06-24/white-house-supplemental-spending-iran-22068764.html" …