US Defense Secretary Hegset clashed with American lawmakers over cost of war on Iran in his first appearance on Capitol Hill. The Pentagon told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee that the US had spent $25bn on its war on Iran, largely on munitions and equipment maintenance. However, Democratic leaders and several economists believe that number to be a significant underestimate. They say the actual cost to the US economy and the country’s 330 million people could amount to between $630bn and $1 trillion.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Palestinians in Gaza welcome Arab plan but worry about potential obstacles

Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip welcomed the reconstruction plan devised at…

PM Khan talks about increase in sex-crimes in Pakistan

  Provincial police chiefs have notified Prime Minister Imran Khan that “shamefully,”…

Thousands of new Internet towers installed in KSA ahead of Hajj

The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology installed new internet towers…

Ship and crew safe after incident south-west of Yemen’s Al Mokha: UKMTO

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday it had…