What the Iran war cost the Pentagon, the economy & Trump
While the 100-day-long conflict with Iran has provided the United States with some military advantages, its economic and political costs have been far greater. The war has cost the Pentagon nearly $40 billion in direct costs, fuel prices and inflation have soared. Emergency oil reserves have fallen to their lowest levels in decades. At the same time, the cost of living has risen for ordinary people and Trump's popularity has plummeted. As a result, the cost-benefit analysis of the war is far more complicated than Trump's declared victory.
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