Costs of US-Iran war revealed as President Trump prepares to expand naval blockade
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies before House Appropriations Committee about Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request during a hearing, today on April 29, 2026 at Rayburn HOB/Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA. (Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA) Source: SIPA USA / LENIN NOLLY/Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA
The United States is preparing to expand a naval blockade of Iran’s ports, as it ramps up economic pressure to force Tehran back to nuclear negotiations. U-S President Donald Trump says the strategy is working, but Iran has condemned the move as an act of war and signalled it will respond. Despite claims of military success, divisions are growing in Congress over the cost, strategy and long-term consequences of the war.
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