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US War in Middle East Burns $3.7B in First 100 Hours
DID Press: Amid the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, questions over the financial toll of the war are intensifying in Congress, the media, and public debate. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the…
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Bloomberg: US Strike on Iranian naval vessel Shakes Asian Confidence
DID Press: Bloomberg reports that the United States’ attack on the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena, located some 2,000 miles from home waters and seven miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, has shaken Asian trust in Washington. Mahir Sharma,…
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Lavrov, Muttaqi Discuss Regional Tensions and Impact of Iran Strikes
DID Press: Sergey Lavrov and Amir Khan Muttaqi held a telephone conversation to discuss key regional developments, including the rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the two officials focused on prospects for…
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Spain’s PM Calls US–Israel Attacks on Iran “Illegal War”
DID Press: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has criticized the ongoing military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, describing the conflict as an “illegal war.” In an analytical article published Friday in The Economist, Sánchez warned that…
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PBS Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s Approach to Iran
DID Press: A new survey by PBS shows that 54 percent of Americans disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling tensions with Iran, while 36 percent support his approach and 10 percent remain undecided. The poll, conducted in early March,…
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US Gasoline Prices Surge Amid Iran-Linked Tensions
DID Press: Gasoline prices in the United States have risen sharply in recent days, according to new reports. CNBC reported that fuel prices have increased by about 8.5 percent over the past three days, marking one of the fastest rises…
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Ex-CENTCOM Chief: US Bases in Middle East “Destroyed”
DID Press: Retired US General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. said that American military bases built across the Middle East over more than five decades have now effectively been “destroyed.” McKenzie, the former commander of United States Central Command, noted that…
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Iran’s Next-Generation Missiles Poised for Deployment
DID Press: A senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the missiles used in the past seven days of strikes against United States and Israel positions were primarily from Iran’s 2012–2014 production batches. According to the official,…
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Hezbollah Strikes Israel’s Northern Front Following US-Israel Attacks on Iran
DID Press: Following coordinated US and Israeli operations targeting Iran, Lebanon’s Hezbollah has escalated its confrontation with Israel, launching a series of targeted strikes involving rockets, drones, and attacks on military bases. These actions have sharply intensified tensions along Israel’s…
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US Military Operation Against Iran Costs $3.7B in First 4 Days
DID Press: Reports from US media indicate that the initial days of the American military operation against Iran have incurred significant costs. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), expenditures during the first 100 hours of the…
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