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Iran Conflict Escalates, Costs Surge | Winnipeg News
Seventeen American lives lost in escalating conflict with Iran, fueled by nine straight days of missile strikes that are jacking up gas prices and grinding traffic to a halt through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. responded to the deaths of two soldiers killed in Iranian attacks on a Jordanian base. Iran says diplomacy is still open but accuses the U.S. of intimidation. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified the war has already cost $37.5 billion, calling a $95 billion Republican-backed budget package a “generational investment” in the military — even as protesters interrupted his testimony…
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