Iran war reaches 6-month mark: Conflict cost $1,100 per US taxpayer

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The war involving Iran has entered its sixth month, resulting in significant costs estimated at $1,100 per US taxpayer. Iranian leadership, dominated by military generals and clerics, is preparing for a prolonged conflict with the US while working to prevent domestic unrest.

After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any unrest at home. It’s a far cry from US President Donald Trump’s initial hopes of toppling the Islamic Republic and his subsequent claims that “regime change” had brought more compromising officials to the fore. In an analysis, FRANCE 24's Philip Turle said the war had so far cost around 1,100 US dollars for each US taxpayer.