'It takes money to kill bad guys': Pentagon requests $200bn from Congress for Iran war

The Pentagon is seeking $200bn from Congress to cover the costs of the US's war on Iran. 

The figure was first revealed by The Washington Post, citing unnamed officials, but was not disputed by either Secretary of War Pete Hegseth or President Donald Trump on Thursday.

"It takes money to kill bad guys," Hegseth told reporters. 

"So we're going back to Congress and our folks there to ensure that we're properly funded for what's been done, for what we may have to do in the future, ensure that our ammunition... everything's refilled, and not just refilled, but above and beyond," he said. 

Trump, sitting alongside the Japanese prime minister at the White House, called the move a "small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top".

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