US Defence Secretary says the estimated cost of the Iran war so far is R615-billion [SOUND]

# US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US-Israel war on Iran has cost an estimated 615-billion-rand so far, with some of the money accounting for expenses, such as meals for troops, through the end of the fiscal year. This is up from a previous estimate of nearly 476.98-billion-rand in mid-May. At least 17 troops have been killed in Iran since February and nearly 100 wounded. Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the latest funding request for his department is urgent and necessary: