Cracks emerge in GOP over Iran war cost as administration floats more than $200B request to Congress - CNN

Key Republicans are increasingly split over large funding proposals tied to the Iran conflict, with several lawmakers demanding a clearer strategy before approving major expenditures. The disclosed $25 billion estimate of U.S. costs and senior officials’ insistence the war is not a “quagmire” are intensifying intraparty debate and could make securing additional funding harder without clearer objectives.