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• Pentagon Discloses $25 Billion Price Tag for Iran Conflict as War Goals Remain Unmet During Ceasefire

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Iran War

  A senior Pentagon official has informed Congress that the United States military operation in Iran has incurred $25 billion in costs since February. Acting Comptroller Jules Hurst...

• Pentagon Officials Forecast Six-Month Timeline to Clear Iranian Naval Mines From Strait of Hormuz

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Iran War

  Pentagon officials informed lawmakers on April 21, 2026, that it will likely take six months to clear naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz once the ongoing conflict with Iran conc...

• Pentagon Signals Expansion of Lethal Anti-Drug Operations in South and Central America

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Politics

  A high-ranking Department of Defense official informed lawmakers on Tuesday that current military strikes against drug trafficking vessels in Latin America are merely the opening p...