3 weeks in, Iran war escalates beyond Trump's control
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US-Iran war: The price of high-intensity air and naval warfare dominated by long-range missiles and smart bombs has burned cash far faster than traditional ground campaigns
Tension in the Middle East continue to escalate as Iran-aligned Iraqi militias expand targets from military bases to oil facilities, threatening regional stability.
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Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction
The United States military achieved every objective it set when it went to war in Iraq in 2003. Decapitation: Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged. Air dominance: total, within days. Regime collapse: The Iraqi government fell in 21 days.
The relationship between military conflict and rising prices is complex. Wars can trigger inflation through supply disruptions and government spending. However, whether they actually do depends on economic conditions at the time.
Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces have been accused of attacking U.S. assets in Iraq as Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government told to rein in terror proxies.
Iraq is getting caught in the crossfire of the Iran war as the only country facing strikes from both sides, and that threatens to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil into a full-blown crisis.
Iraq is caught between two allies as the Trump administration pressures Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Iran.
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The resignation of former US Counterterrorism Chief Joe Kent has triggered a fresh debate after Kent claimed Tehran was not close to developing a nuclear weapon and alleged that Israel drove the decision for military action.