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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses the costs of the Iran war during his testimony before Congress.

$35 billion and counting: the heavy cost of war in focus as a defiant US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the US Congress.

People in this episode

Guest: Pete Hegseth

Topics covered

• US Defence
• Iran war
• Congress testimony
• military spending
• political analysis

Keywords

• Pete Hegseth
• Iran war
• US Congress
• military costs
• defence spending

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Organizations: US Congress

Places: Iran, US

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