The US spent $37.5 billion on military actions against Iran, which is $8 billion more than estimated. The Pentagon has now asked for an additional budget of $67 billion. This expenditure has become a major election issue.
Washington: America’s Defense Ministry Pentagon has said that so far 37.5 billion US dollars (about Rs 3.61 lakh crore) have been spent on military actions against Iran. On Monday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave details of these huge expenses in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The new figures released by the Pentagon also include the estimated total expenses for this fiscal year ending on September 30. This is $8 billion more than the earlier estimate.
After this sudden increase in military expenses, Pete Hegseth has warned that if more money is not given for the war, the future training program of the US Army may have to be cut. To deal with this crisis, the Pentagon has asked the US Congress to immediately approve a supplementary budget of more than $67 billion. This is the first time official data on defense spending has been released since the US resumed air strikes against Iran earlier this month.
Elections for the House of Representatives in America are near. In such a situation, this war and the billions of dollars being spent on it have become a big election issue in the country. Many big Democratic leaders are also strongly criticizing this step of the government. He says that if this war continues, the actual expenditure will be many times more. It is believed that there may be a vigorous debate on this issue in the US Congress in the coming days.