Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200bn to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ – US politics live

President says there are a ‘lot of reasons’ for extra funding without going into details about those reasonsAnswering a reporter’s question on Iran’s missile capabilities, considering the country has managed to strike numerous states in the Gulf, Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, said Tehran retains “some capability” to attack American assets.“They came into this fight with a lot of weapons.,” he said, adding that the US continues to be “as aggressive and assertive” in striking Iran.