US Spent $11.3 Billion in First Week of War With Iran - Bloomberg.com
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The US spent $11.3 billion in the first week of war with Iran.
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The US spent $11.3 billion during the first week of military conflict with Iran, according to Bloomberg reporting. The expenditure figure represents early costs of what appears to be an active military engagement between the two nations.
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