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Trump says US needs more money to fund Iran war

AL-MONITOR
Mar 19, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo — Kent Nishimura

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. needed more funding for a "lot of reasons" amid the Iran war when asked about a media report that Pentagon was seeking $200 billion for the conflict.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, writing by Bhargav Acharya;Editing by David Ljunggren)

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