Iran war funding squeeze

The Hill -   America’s military has growing budget problems because of the Iran war, and Congress is unlikely to help the situation anytime soon. Those were two key takeaways from Capitol Hill last week, as President Trump’s trip to China provided some distraction but little help in finding a way out of his quandary in the Strait of Hormuz. 

Naval Operations Chief Adm. Daryl Caudle said Thursday that without supplemental funding for the U.S. war in Iran, he will have to implement cuts in training, routine operations and personnel by July. 

“The [fiscal 2026] budget didn’t bake in [Operation] Epic Fury,” Caudle said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. “You see a large Navy force in the Middle East. So we’re burning bright … but it does come at cost, and it comes at operational costs.” 

However, the administration has yet to send an Iran war funding request to Congress, and whenever that happens, it faces a tough path ahead, as The Hill’s Alexander Bolton reported.