BREAKING: The US Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, per the Washington Post. Details include: 1. The proposal would seek to "urgently" increase production of critical weaponry expended 2. Current costs of the war are nearing $30 billion in 3 weeks 3. Some White House officials do not think the Pentagon’s request has a "realistic shot" of being approved in Congress 4. It remains unclear how much the White House will ultimately ask congressional lawmakers to approve The funding request is "likely to be a test of the war’s popularity."(The Kobeissi Letter)