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Washington Post: Pentagon budget rapidly depleting due to war in Iran
- According to Washington Post, based on sources familiar with the matter, the Pentagon budget will be exhausted within weeks due to US attacks on Iran.
- Due to this funding crisis, the Pentagon has already cut training and maintenance budgets.
- Defense Secretary Hegseth is expected to raise the issue in the Senate Appropriations Committee today and pressure senators for an additional budget.
- On the other hand, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post, the Pentagon requested from Congress to transfer the $4.3 billion allocated for training and weapons purchases to the Iran war, but has not yet received a response to this request.
It has been claimed that the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) budget is rapidly depleted due to the Iran war, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will pressure members of Congress today for an additional budget. According to Washington Post, based on sources familiar with the matter, the Pentagon budget will be exhausted within weeks due to US attacks on Iran. Due to this funding crisis, the Pentagon has already cut training and maintenance budgets.
Defense Secretary Hegseth is expected to raise the issue in the Senate Appropriations Committee today and pressure senators for an additional budget. On the other hand, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post, the Pentagon requested from Congress to transfer the $4.3 billion allocated for training and weapons purchases to the Iran war, but has not yet received a response to this request. The White House requested an additional budget of $67 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, but the process was blocked due to disagreements between members of Congress.
Source: TRT Haber