Financial Post
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Jul 21, 2026
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Hegseth Faces Lawmakers Over Iran War Costs as Conflict Widens
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to testify before lawmakers for the first time in more than two months to defend the Trump administration’s request for billions of dollars in additional money for the Iran war and address growing public skepticism about the course of the conflict.
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