[US Media: Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion Funding for War with Iran] BlockBeats News, March 19, according to The Washington Post, senior U.S. government officials have stated that the Pentagon has requested the White House to approve a congressional budget application exceeding $200 billion to fund the war with Iran. The scale of this request far exceeds the current costs of the government's large-scale airstrike operations and is almost certain to face resistance from lawmakers opposing the conflict. The application aims to urgently boost the production capacity of critical weapons, which have been heavily consumed over the past three weeks. Some White House officials believe the Pentagon's request is unlikely to gain approval in Congress. According to informed sources, the Pentagon has proposed multiple funding plans of varying scales over the past two weeks. This effort is being led by Deputy Secretary of Defense Steven Feinberg. Feinberg's team has developed a series of funding proposals intended to quickly address the Pentagon's ammunition shortages. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman and Republican Senator Tom Cotton is also pushing for the final plan to include additional funding support for the intelligence community.