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Defence chiefs testify on Iran war and a sweeping $1.5tn spending push

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Defence chiefs testify on Iran war and a sweeping $1.5tn spending push
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the Iran war and a $1.5 trillion defence budget, arguing it would modernize forces and meet evolving threats, while lawmakers pressed for a cost breakdown (around $25 billion so far), questioned funding trade-offs with domestic programs, and considered the Minab school strike and Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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