LIVE UPDATES: Pentagon Seeks $200B+ for Iran War as Costs Surge, Media Reports
LIVE UPDATES: Pentagon Seeks $200B+ for Iran War as Costs Surge, Media Reports
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The Middle East remains on edge as the conflict triggered by the February 28 US–Israeli strikes on Iran enters the third week. 19.03.2026, Sputnik India
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The Middle East remains on edge as the conflict triggered by the February 28 US–Israeli strikes on Iran enters the third week.
The attacks, which targeted multiple Iranian sites and killed senior Iranian officials, sparked a major regional escalation and a wave of retaliatory missile and drone operations by Iran against Israeli and American positions across the Middle East.
The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a funding request exceeding $200 billion to support the war in Iran, according to The Washington Post, a figure that could face strong resistance in Congress.
The request would go far beyond current spending levels and aims to replenish weapons stocks rapidly depleted as US and Israeli forces have carried out thousands of strikes over the past three weeks, The Washington Post reported.
The report notes the war’s cost has already exceeded $11 billion in its first week alone, with officials warning that further funding could trigger a major political battle amid limited public support.
The proposal comes despite earlier pledges to curb overseas military spending, raising questions over the scale and sustainability of Washington’s expanding campaign.
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🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 Iran–US–Israel War: 5 key updates right now
▪️IRGC said it carried out retaliatory strikes on US-linked energy assets in the region, also targeting multiple Israeli facilities, later confirmed by Israel defense sources.
🚨🇮🇳 India already diversifying its LPG & LNG supply chains: Petroleum Ministry in response to Sputnik's question about attacks on QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan gas field pic.twitter.com/3YRn2iCeEx
🚨🇮🇳 India reiterates its call to avoid targeting energy infrastructure: MEA
The statement was made in response to a question from Sputnik regarding attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East, including South Pars, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/ijUxQ2sl67
🚨🇺🇸 US issued ultimatums to 🇮🇳 India over 🇮🇷 Iranian oil, threatening dollar access: Ex-diplomat Edward Fishman in 2013
The US imposed sanctions on Iran due to its alleged nuclear program, & secondary sanctions on Iran's trading partners. India was a major oil importer. pic.twitter.com/bXDeNsJ64i
🚨🇮🇷 Iran wasn’t making nuke when 🇺🇸US decided to attack: Former Counterterror chief drops bombshell
▪️There was no intelligence evidence to support such a claim, Joe Kent, former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, told Tucker Carlson.
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