The Pentagon has requested $200billion for the war in Iran as President Trump considers deploying thousands of more troops to the region. Multiple sources told The Washington Post that Pentagon has asked the White House to ask for the funding from Congress. The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options as he weighs expanding US operations, with the Iran war well into its third week. But securing the Strait could also mean deploying US troops to Iran's shoreline, said four sources, including two US officials. A senior White House official told Reuters that Trump has various options for acquiring Iran's nuclear material but has not decided how to proceed.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2026 15:13 UTC