Treasury Secretary Claims 'Plenty of Money' for Iran War as $200B Supplemental Faces Congressional Resistance; IC Budget Implications Unclear

Treasury Secretary Bessent claimed on Meet the Press that the U.S. has 'plenty of money' to fund the Iran war while the Pentagon seeks a $200 billion supplemental — four times the original estimate. At the reported Day 1-6 burn rate of nearly $2 billion per day, this funds roughly 100 days of operations. SSCI Chairman Cotton has pushed for the administration to include additional IC funding in the final package, raising the question of whether NIP allocations will be increased alongside MIP. The supplemental faces bipartisan resistance; Bessent ruled out tax increases and defended the administration's decision to lift sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil to prevent crude prices from reaching $150 per barrel.