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Watch: Hegseth defends $67 billion request to help cover cost of Iran war

Name: Watch: Hegseth defends $67 billion request to help cover cost of Iran war
Uploaded: 2026-07-21T15:10:00-0400
Duration: 7 min 7 s
Description: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appeared before a Senate committee on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration's request for $67 billion in emergency funding as the number of U.S. service members killed in the Iran conflict rises to at least 17.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appeared before a Senate committee on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration's request for $67 billion in emergency funding as the number of U.S. service members killed in the Iran conflict rises to at least 17.