The Iran War’s Other Bill—And You’re Paying It

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told Congress that the US government has spent an estimated $37.5 billion to date on the Iran war and requested an additional $67 billion in emergency funding.  But there are several hidden costs that don’t factor into Hegseth’s accounting—ones that the rest of us are actually paying. The most obvious […]

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