Iran Rebuilds Nuclear Facilities as Trump Weighs Potential New Strikes
Lawmakers say the Pentagon already has the figure and should disclose repair costs for damaged bases, citing billions in broader war spending.
- 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 just threatened to start another war
On Friday, while speaking at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, President Donald Trump threatened to launch a new war "on our way back from Iran." In Trump's estimation, what the voters want right now is another war -- this time with Cuba. What's more, he appeared to momentarily struggle to remember the name of the government he's currently fighting."We have the greatest military equipment in the world. You saw that in Venezuela and you see now in.…
The US president announced in an event in Florida that his ships will cross the Caribbean island after the conflict in the Middle East.The diplomatic officer, Rubio, will be the one who addresses the Cuban problem, as expressed by the leader in his speech.
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"I'll take care of Cuba when we get back from Iran." Donald Trump said during a meeting in Florida. "We'll take care of it," the American president added. (ANSA). (ANSA)
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