# Democratic senators demand Pentagon provide ‘bare minimum’ on Iran war costs

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- NBC News, 2026-09-17 14:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/democratic-senators-request-pentagon-provide-bare-minimum-cost-war-rcna598293

> Nearly the entire Senate Democratic caucus is pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to give Congress a full accounting of the Iran war’s costs and submit related budget requests, as frustration grows over the Pentagon’s lack of transparency about the conflict and its fiscal impact.

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