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Iran war price tag hits US$25 billion as Hegseth defends record Pentagon budget

South China Morning Post · · 173 words · By Yuanyue Dang
Military Spending and Budget Priorities Political Conflict/Congressional Criticism
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“At a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Jules Hurst, the Pentagon’s chief financial officer, offered the first official estimate of the cost of the war in Iran.”
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Multiple web search results report that Jules Hurst, the Pentagon's chief financial officer/acting comptroller, provided the first official estimate of the cost of the war in Iran at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Daniel "Razin" Caine (born 10 August 1968) is an American general and venture capitalist who became the 22nd chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2025. He served as the associate director for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Caine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elbridge Andrew Colby (born December 30, 1979) is an American national security policy professional who is the under secretary of defense for policy since April 9, 2025. He previously served as deputy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbridge_Colby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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“He said that most of the US$25 billion in spending went towards ammunition, but the US military also allocated funds for operations and equipment upgrades.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jules Hurst stated that most of the $25 billion in spending was allocated to ammunition, while also mentioning funds for operations and equipment upgrades.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher C. LaNeve (born April 25, 1967) is an American general who serves as the 40th vice chief of staff of the United States Army since 6 February 2026. He became the acting chief of staff of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_LaNeve
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel John Paparo Jr. (born 1964) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command since 2024. Paparo is a native of Pennsylvania. He received his com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Paparo
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“Hurst was one of the witnesses at the hearing on the Pentagon’s record-breaking budget.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jules Hurst was a witness at the hearing concerning the Pentagon's budget, specifically regarding the 'record-breaking budget' for the Iran war.
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web search NEUTRAL — Until the Pentagon was built, the United States Department of War was headquartered in the Munitions Building, a temporary structure erected during World War I along Constitution Avenue on the Nationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon
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web search NEUTRAL — Hurst was one of the witnesses at the hearing on the Pentagon’s record-breaking budget.In a packed hearing room, Hegseth faced his first congressional questioning regarding the war since the US and Is…
https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3351905/iran-war-price-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst gave the figure during a House Armed Services Committee hearing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs chair Gen. Dan Caine on the department…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/hegseth-iran-war-co…
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“Seated next to him were Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”
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Multiple web search results report that Jules Hurst was seated next to Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, who was identified as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the hearing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Bradford Cooper II (born 1967) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Central Command since 2025 and has led U.S. forces during the 2026 Iran war. Cooper w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Daniel "Razin" Caine (born 10 August 1968) is an American general and venture capitalist who became the 22nd chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2025. He served as the associate director for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Caine
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