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News & Current Events Mar 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM

US-Iran war in numbers: Thousands dead, billions spent and global economy in crisis

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US-Iran war in numbers: Thousands dead, billions spent, and global economy in crisis
The Independent
US-Iran war in numbers: Thousands dead, billions spent, and global economy in crisis
One month after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the Middle Eastern conflict continues to spiral with no clear end in sight. James C. Reynolds reports on the mounting costs

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StickAdventurous8237 Mar 27, 2026 +38
Remember when that little girl bit Trumps d***? Or when he drowned a baby?
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adarkuccio Mar 27, 2026 +14
It's insane he's still president, seriously, absolutely insane.
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FeelingPixely Mar 27, 2026 +5
Well yeah, the House only works a few days a month because running away and partying with wealthy pedos makes it easier to avoid hard questions and meaningful discussions. They're letting it happen because they want this, and consolidating power to ensure it keeps happening because it makes them more money and lets them party with wealthy pedos.
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Green-Collection-968 Mar 27, 2026 +2
That's the Republican party bay-bee!
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WindEconomy9242 Mar 28, 2026 +1
…assuming Epstein files??
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GreaterTriumph Mar 27, 2026 -7
As someone who hates Trump, none of that has even remotely been proven to be true
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Swordf1sh_ Mar 27, 2026 +5
Ok 506 comments in 1 month old account
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Expensive_Track_8822 Mar 28, 2026 +2
nobody has to prove anything to you, and reeling off your alleged political “resume” (is that what that was supposed to be?) on listnook as if it makes you credible or proves anything is… a choice. … 🤣👍 just like swooping in to needlessly defend trump for no reason at all is a choice. go on and keep telling on yourself though bub 👍
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nickbelane Mar 27, 2026 +11
Best case scenario: the US literally wastes billions of dollars and thousands of lives to restore the status quo.
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XenorVernix Mar 27, 2026 +5
The status quo isn't coming back. Iran holds the cards here. If the US pulls out Iran can still dictate which ships can pass through Hormuz. They can keep it closed and wreck western economies if they want, or make demands from the US and allies to restore any normality to the strait. What can the US do in that scenario? They either cave in to any demands (they won't because they're too arrogant) or they go back to dropping bombs from the sky. That hasn't worked so far. A ground invasion might change the situation through brute force but it would be a bloodbath on a scale not seen since Vietnam and take months or even years.
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IrrelevantLeprechaun Mar 27, 2026
If Germany and Japan can eventually return to status quo, so can america. May take a bit, but we absolutely can and will return to normalcy.
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XenorVernix Mar 27, 2026 +3
I thought the person I replied to was talking about restoring the status quo in the Middle East. I agree the US can come back from the political situation it finds itself in but it is going to take decades of good governance from both sides of your political system for the rest of the world to realise it. Because let's face it you can take Trump out of office in 2028 and install a Democrat but we all know the Republicans will get back in after 4 or 8 years. The key for those of us watching from the outside will be what direction the Republicans take after Trump and what happens to MAGA, not just that Trump is booted out. Though that's a good first step of course.
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Mediocre_Comedian739 Mar 28, 2026
Your resistance as a nation so far suggests otherwise. Let’s see if the No Kings protestors are still there on Monday. I’m skeptical. It’s going to be yet another quarterly weekend picnic with minimal coverage. Considering what’s happened so far in 14 months, it is simply not enough.
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Odd_Equipment2867 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Seems to be wishful thinking with everyday that passes. There is to be people in the Adam willing to be public about the emperor being b@tt naked.
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Colonel-Mooseknuckle Mar 27, 2026 +8
And darn it, people are still asking about those pesky Epstein files!
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duzies Mar 27, 2026 +3
He knows mass murder trumps child r*** when it comes to headlines…
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IrrelevantLeprechaun Mar 27, 2026 +1
To be fair, war is a far bigger issue that requires a lot of focus. Doesn't mean the files are forgotten, just means we have to reprioritize for a while until we can afford to split our attention.
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Overall_Author6751 Mar 27, 2026 +6
Thousands dead : Pedogate distraction. Billions spent : Pedogate distraction. Global economy in crisis : Pedogate distraction.
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ClassyWizardCheese Mar 27, 2026 +2
That's all it is.
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Theferael_me Mar 27, 2026 +6
The rest of the world, Europe included, should say F*** You to the US and Israel and try and come to an arrangement with Iran to get oil through the Strait, even if it means paying for access. This is an American shitshow. Let them sort it out.
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shoobe01 Mar 27, 2026 +1
We should in future elect a president who promises to get us out of foreign wars.
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ScreenImpossible238 Mar 27, 2026 +1
How can one person cause so much devastation. Ohh wait, Deja Vu.
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Alternative_Word_219 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I see two possibilities so far. One, Trump declares victory and walks away while Iran controls the Strait if Hormuz. Two, Trump attempts to take over the Strait of Hormuz with US troops. I think Trump has given up regime change because he would probably need 500,000 boots on the ground and so far we haven’t heard that’s happening.
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TheRuneMeister Mar 27, 2026 +1
I think it is important to note that even though the US has decimated the Iran military, the number of casualties is 4500 (a number that among others include innocent children). The IRGC alone is 350.000 man strong. The Iranian military is over 600.000 man strong. If the US leaves Iran within weeks as has been suggested by Rubio, they will be leaving a completely intact IRGC and military to be radicalized even further. They have created an even more dangerous Iran, and expect the rest of the world to suffer under it and clean up after it.
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