According to three U.S. officials and three individuals familiar with internal cost assessments, the cost of the war with Iran could exceed the previously estimated $30 billion by more than three times. Sources indicate that after accounting for repairs to damaged U.S. military bases, replacing destroyed aircraft, and fully replenishing consumed U.S. weapons and equipment, the Department of Defense's internal estimate for the total cost of the war is between $80 billion and $100 billion. Previously, the Pentagon faced funding shortfalls due to its failure to estimate the costs of this war and other military operations, including actions against drug trafficking organizations in the Western Hemisphere. The Pentagon is seeking an additional budget appropriation of $68 billion. If Congress approves, this funding would allow the Pentagon to maintain operations until this fall, when Congress will consider a new budget proposal amounting to $1.5 trillion. So far, there has been little interest among lawmakers in approving this supplemental funding request.