Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war

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Source: Washington Post

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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war

Some White House officials do not think the Defense Department’s request has a realistic shot of being approved in Congress, one senior administration official said.

March 18, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. EDT


President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in September. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post)

By Noah Robertson, Jeff Stein and Riley Beggin

The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to a senior administration official, in an enormous new ask that is almost certain to run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/iran-cost-budget-pentagon/

[JBTaurus83]

1. Hell No

And once again there will be no mechanism for paying.

[Norrrm]

2. The last report I saw said they spent 11 or 12 billion$.

Trump seems to be greedy in his graft.

[Prairie Gates]

3. Fuck's sake

Just say NO!

[SheltieLover]

4. Absolutely not!

[UpInArms]

5. Fuck that shit

They starve and murder children, put people in concentration camps and destroy the constitution

No more money

[Buddyzbuddy]

6. Threats to press, no need to get Congessional approval for War,

numerous war crimes committed during Diva Whiskey Pete's tenure.

Nah, you should fund the war the same way you're running it, PRIVATELY and badly.

[IcyPeas]

7. Why? The war's almost over. (Said trump)

[JBTaurus83]

8. Half would probably go to Israel

For re-stocking their military and propping up their economy which is not doing well.

Editing to add, probably bail outs to our UAE and Saudi “friends” as well.

[progree]

18. "I think the war is very complete, pretty much"

[jls4561]

9. Tell Pete to start saving for it. If he reduces the bill for lobster and steak, he should be able to buy the planes he

lost some time in the next millennium.
I hear all you need is one piece of chicken, a floret of broccoli, a corn tortilla and one other thing.

[IbogaProject]

10. Throw a bake sale guys

"It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber"
Creator(s): Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, sponsor/advertiser

[JBTaurus83]

11. The Pentagon could also try

Accounting for the over 2 trillion dollars that is “unaccounted for”. Imagine running a business with those rounding errors. These are the people who say everything should be run like a business.

[Deuxcents]

12. I had that on a poster and hung it in my apartment back in the day.

[msongs]

13. repeal tax breaks for billionaires. that oughta turn up some serious money nt

[durablend]

14. Try Gofundme

I hear that works

[Hugin]

21. Bake sales... n/f

[Fla Dem]

15. That is one ugly office.

First time I saw such an expansive view and I wish I hadn't seen it.

[cliffside]

17. +100 nt

[Enter stage left]

16. Take it from the DHS, with all the money that came in" The Big Beautiful Bill" being spent on...

Border Patrol, the asinine border wall, and funding the domestic terrorists referred to as ICE!

If I remember correctly, in TSF's first term, he pulled money from the military budget to start his "Big Beautiful Wall".

Or, hold a bake sale like those who need medical care.

[Ford_Prefect]

19. Tell them to get it from Donald. It is his grandiose obsession, let him pay for it.

He certainly has stolen enough tax money to do so.

[Scalded Nun]

20. Fucking outrageous

[Hugin]

22. Why is the Washington Post using a photo from September?

Pathetic.

[Skittles]

23. but FUCK YOU if you need affordable healthcare insurance

JFC