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WP: Pentagon seeks over $200 billion to continue operations in Iran

19 March 2026 04:14 (UTC +04:00)

The US military is seeking over $200 billion to continue the operation against Iran, APA reports citing The Washington Post (WP).

As noted in the publication, the Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a "request for more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the war in Iran." According to the publication, the Defense Department wants to use some of these funds to "urgently ramp up production of critical weapons, whose stockpiles have been depleted after US and Israeli forces struck thousands of targets over the past three weeks."

The article notes that "it's still unclear exactly how much the White House will ultimately ask lawmakers to approve." Some Washington administration officials believe that $200 billion for these needs is unrealistic. The publication emphasizes that the Pentagon's attempt to secure these funds "will trigger a major political battle in Congress." As an example, the article notes that the US Congress approved a total of $188 billion in funding for assistance to Ukraine by December 2025.