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$25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US?

conflict,” Hurst said, promising to also provide a cost breakdown later. The estimated figure only reflects “the costs of the war”, Hurst said, explaining: “We’re factoring in costs of munitions expended in that total

Israel kills three in attacks on Lebanon, issues more displacement orders

News Agency (NNA) reported, as the Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for residents in the south. Israeli drone attacks targeting three vehicles on the Kafr Rumman-Jarmaq highway and the Jarmaq-Khardali road

Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal

news conference. “The one who has politicised and securitised the issue of ports is the United States.” On Wednesday, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement that he welcomed the “solidarity of friendly

First Thing: Race for California governor deadlocked as primary results across the US pour in

conflict office, which manages highly classified military operations. Joel Valdez, the Pentagon’s acting press secretary, defended the appointment in an email, while attacking the Washington Post journalists who first reported on it. “Unlike

Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade

conflict in limbo, but that is anything but the truth. Pakistan insists the prospect of talks in Islamabad has not evaporated, and positive messages are still being exchanged, but in the meantime the site

Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression

news of friends in detention. Shirin - not her real name - is constantly anxious. She is showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. Her left hand is no longer fully functional. "Whenever I hear a disturbing

How the war has made Iran’s water crisis worse

conflict. Iran was already facing a multi-year drought and decline in precipitation, but the US-Israel war has added to the water woes after desalination plants, water pipelines and other civilian infrastructures were

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

US of ceasefire violation Iran has said the new U.S. effort is a violation of the fragile ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks. In a post on X Tuesday, Iran's powerful

SCOTUS weighs Temporary Protected Status cases. And, jury indicts James Comey again

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The Department of Justice has secured a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.** The DOJ is accusing him of threatening President

Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran

conflict. However, there are still major risks to a future escalation, says Patrick. “I find the American rhetoric repulsive. But it’s also quite dangerous, because it’s so apocalyptic and so repeated that

US, Iran, UAE trade Hormuz attack claims: What we know

News Agency reported that a US warship that had refused to turn back from the Strait of Hormuz had been hit by two Iranian drones. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) denied a warship

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

conflict. Iran's grip on the vital waterway has jolted the world economy and spiked fuel prices far beyond the Middle East. The ongoing instability in the region comes as U.S. President Donald Trump

Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making

news agency, reported that the US, Iran and their Pakistani mediators were getting close to an agreement on a one-page “memorandum of understanding” to declare an end to the war and begin

What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be

conflict is over," he said. Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director told me, the world faced a "slower moving shock" while the World Bank's president Ajay Banga told me about the impact on economically poorer

How long can Iran survive the US’s Hormuz blockade?

conflict to some degree. “The naval blockade has added economic strain, as several civilian ships have been captured in international waters. But it remains unclear how tight the blockade is, how many ships manage

Rubio visits India to sell energy as Iran oil shock persists

conflict last year. While Trump has repeatedly claimed that he brokered peace between the neighbours, Delhi has consistently denied it with its stated policy of not welcoming a third party to mediate between the nuclear

Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **Tensions are rising in the two ceasefires in the Middle East.** Iran has [not officially recognized](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5796726:x) the ceasefire that President Trump

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food crisis grow

conflict continues into the middle of the year and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.  A farmer harvests wheat crops in the suburbs of Peshawar, Pakistan

First Thing: Trump tells critics to ‘sit back and relax’ as Iran claims to target US base

Iran and Lebanon – and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices. ## **Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey**  The former FBI director James

A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one

news from America, they're filing for bankruptcy. We weren't quite sure [what] the implication was [for] us in the UK. So we were just told to turn up as normal." Initially