Iran’s Araghchi: Pentagon’s $200 billion war funding push “the tip of the iceberg” Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, reacted to the report that the Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion to fund the war with Iran. "We're only t
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19 March 2026 07:41 GMT
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, reacted to the report that the Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion to fund the war with Iran.
"We're only three weeks into this war of choice, imposed on both Iranians and Americans. This $200b is the tip of the iceberg," Aragchi said.
"Ordinary Americans can thank Benjamin Netanyahu and his lackeys in Congress for the trillion-dollar "Israel First tax" that's about to hit US economy," he added.
We're only three weeks into this war of choice, imposed on both Iranians and Americans.
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