SECURITYJul 21 · 20:59 UTCCBS NEWS

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

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration's $67 billion emergency funding request for the Iran conflict during a Senate committee hearing as the number of U.S. service members killed in the conflict reached 17.

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