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Hegseth struggles to sell Senate on Iran war funding

thehill.com · 8dShare

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to win any notable converts in the Trump administration's push for tens of billions of dollars to quickly inject into the Iran war, which has rapidly exhausted U.S. stockpiles and Pentagon coffers. The effort is further complicated by Republican senators losing confidence in Hegseth’s leadership of the U.S. military as the war with...

First report: A Tragedy in Iran Might Persuade Hegseth to Change Course — theatlantic.com, 11d