Iran Rebuilds Nuclear Facilities as Trump Weighs Potential New Strikes
- On Sunday, Senator Elizabeth Warren and four Democratic colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Central Command commander Navy Admiral Brad Cooper demanding public release of classified figures regarding damage to U.S. military bases from the Iran war.
- Although the Pentagon reported the war cost approximately $43.6 billion as of September, officials have omitted repair costs for damaged bases, keeping the specific damage figures classified despite lawmakers' recent briefing.
- Iranian strikes have damaged or destroyed facilities across eight Middle Eastern countries, including Naval Support Activity Bahrain—the U.S. Navy's main logistics hub—which Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged Iran "blew the hell out of."
- The letter's signatories, including Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, requested unclassified responses by November 2, arguing "there is no rationale" for keeping these figures classified.
- Moody's Analytics estimated the war cost the average U.S. household nearly $2,000 in energy, interest, and military expenses, while a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Sunday shows 65% of respondents believe the Trump administration's Iran war was a mistake.
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Trump says US may launch further action against Iran
Washington: US President Donald Trump suggested that further military action against Iran remained possible, while acknowledging that the war could carry a political cost for Republicans in the approaching congressional elections. Asked how the conflict had affected the election campaign, Trump said Americans were divided over his decision but defended it as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “Well in one way, they love i…
US President Donald Trump said that US forces have inflicted heavy losses on Iran and did not rule out the continuation of military action, News.bg reports. Before leaving for an election rally in Iowa, Trump commented on the different reactions to the war. According to him, some people support the operation because Iran should not have nuclear weapons, while others criticize it because of its cost. "This should have been done a long time ago by…
Knocked the hell out of them, we may go a little further: Trump says Iran will never have nuclear weapon - The Tribune
Defending his aggressive strategy exerted on the Iranian regime, Trump maintained that while some critics might oppose his measures, many 'great patriots' strongly back his actions.
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