Pentagon wants over $200 billion to fund Trump’s Iran war

The Pentagon reportedly wants Congress to approve more than $200 billion in supplemental funding for US President Donald Trump’s unauthorized and deeply unpopular war on Iran as the administration weighs deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, signaling a drawn-out conflict and a possible ground invasion. The Washington Post reported late Wednesday that the Pentagon has asked the White […] The post Pentagon wants over $200 billion to fund Trump’s Iran war appeared first on Asia Times .