The Pentagon has informed U.S. lawmakers that it needs $80 billion due to the war with Iran and other expenses, reports The Wall Street Journal, writes UNN.
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers in phone calls this week that "the Pentagon needs $80 billion to cover the costs of the war with Iran, as well as other non-war expenses," according to people familiar with the discussions.
Military officials say services could run out of money for operations this summer if Congress does not pass a new war spending bill.
Meanwhile, lawmakers are pressuring the Trump administration to provide a full accounting of the cost of the war that began on February 28. Among lawmakers' concerns is that the military has depleted valuable munitions that may be needed to counter threats in other parts of the world, the publication notes.