Trump Administration Requests $672 Million for Iran's Enriched Uranium: An Expensive Interlude

The Trump administration has requested $672 million from Congress for the transportation and monitoring of Iran's enriched uranium. This brings the total allocated to the Iran file to $80 billion, doubling initial estimates. The White House presents this as a “clean victory,” but experts point out it is an expensive “interlude.”The Trump administration's Iran initiative was initially designed as a “quick and surgical” operation but has turned into long-term commitments and a deep financial quagmire for Washington. The $80 billion bill before the global public eye makes it difficult to perceive the process as a "victory" with no end in sight.The requested additional funds will be allocated as follows: The $672 million requested from Congress for the purpose of “weakening and cleaning” Iran's enriched uranium shows the real bill for American taxpayers.