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Trump's Iran War Blows Out the Navy's Budget

The U.S. budget fall-out is a topic of world media attention. “Donald Trump’s war on Iran has driven the US military into a severe financial crisis, with the US navy forced to transfer money from its payroll and other sources to cover the costs of combat, according to documents obtained by The Guardian, and interviews with navy officials, contractors and defense analysts,” The Guardian reported yesterday.

While The Guardian article is focused on the Navy, it notes that the war “is piling pressure on budgets across the military.”

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