Senior Trump administration officials, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, held a closed-door White House meeting with leading defence contractors to discuss funding for the Iran war in the House budget reconciliation package. The meeting matters because it suggests the administration is seeking industry support for its defence-spending priorities as Congress considers the legislation.

Officials from the Department of War and the Office of Management and Budget attended alongside leaders from 17 major contractors. Companies named in the article included Raytheon, BAE Systems, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Palantir.