Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – The ​Pentagon ‌has asked the White ‌House ​to ⁠approve a ⁠more than $200 billion request to ​the U.S. ⁠Congress ⁠to ​fund the ​war in Iran, ‌the Washington Post ⁠reported on Wednesday, citing ⁠a ‌senior ⁠administration official.

(Reporting ​by ‌Jasper ​Ward and ⁠Ismail Shakil; Editing by Christian ​Martinez)