‘$20 BN spent on this illegal war’: Pentagon faces heat over Trump’s choice of war against Iran

The Pentagon is facing intense scrutiny over U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump’s decision to escalate the war with Iran. Lawmakers grilled military commanders over whether Hegseth’s strategy exposed American troops to deadly Iranian retaliation. Several U.S. soldiers have been killed and around 140 service members injured in attacks across the Middle East since the conflict began. Critics are also questioning the massive cost of the war, with billions of taxpayer dollars reportedly being spent on the controversial campaign.