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The costs of Trump’s resurgent Iran war are rising fast

The Costs of Trump’s Resurgent Iran War Are Rising Fast
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Amid casualties on both sides, another energy crisis, domestic blowback, and more, how long can this be sustained?

For 11 consecutive days, the U.S. has conducted major air strikes against Iran, while Iran has carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on U.S. forces and allied targets across the region. The rapid return to war follows the collapse of a shaky cease-fire between the two countries. And though negotiations appear to be continuing at least in some form, there does not seem to have been any progress back toward peace. On Tuesday, Donald Trump vowed to bomb Iran’s underground military facility at Pickaxe Mountain, where Israel reportedly told the U.S. Iran had moved some of its nuclear centrifuges. The war may pause again, but it appears unlikely to happen anytime soon. Below, a look at all the costs of a resurgent conflict.

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