The Pentagon is seeking an additional $200 billion in funding for the ongoing Iran war, according to a senior administration official.
The Defense Department has sent the request to the White House, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
The proposed amount is considered extraordinarily high and comes on top of additional funding the Pentagon received last year under former president Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cuts legislation.
Lawmakers in Congress are bracing for a potential new spending request, though it remains unclear whether the White House has formally transmitted the proposal for congressional consideration.
It is also uncertain whether the request would garner sufficient political support.