Iran Rebuilds Nuclear Facilities as Trump Weighs Potential New Strikes
Trump is open to another strike if diplomacy fails, while Senate Democrats say the Pentagon should disclose the war’s full repair bill.
- 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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Donald Trump Warns Tehran of Fresh Strikes if Peace Deal Fails; Cuba Is Next
US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran again with a military response, insisting that Washington will resume attacks on Tehran if it does not agree to a peace deal. He also warned that the US will turn its attention to Cuba
While eight foreign ministers in Istanbul are talking about an end to the Iran war, the Turkish US ambassador is suggesting a near resurgence of the struggles. That could happen later this weekend, he says. Trump is hiding.
U.S. President Donald Trump rested on the speculations of his special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, who suggested this Friday the possibility of an attack on Iran in the next 48 hours. In an interview with political influencer Mario Nawfal, Barrack considered it perfectly feasible for the U.S. to attack Iran this weekend. “Of course it could happen. The President has made it very clear,” said the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, in his conversation wi…
Trump says he doesn’t know about US strike on Iran this weekend
WASHINGTON - After his envoy in the Middle East claimed that the US could “absolutely” strike Iran this weekend, US President Donald Trump seems to pour cold water on the idea, telling reporters he’s unfamiliar with such plans.
Miami, U.S.A., Oct 23 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Friday at a Florida rally that U.S. ships will "pass through" Cuba after the war in Iran and that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will take care of resolving the situation on the island. "What we are going to do with [...] Trump entry states that U.S. ships will "pass" through Cuba after the war in Iran was first published in HolaNews.
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