U.S. strikes Iranian targets
The U.S. military launched strikes at Iran after Iran fired at a U.S. aircraft, a senior U.S. official told CBS News.
On the eve of Election Day, the U.S. military launched limited defensive strikes at Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials. The strikes were in response to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps firing at an American aircraft. The Wall Street Journal reported on these strikes on Monday. This comes as President Trump considers restarting hostilities with Iran after the midterms and as U.S. and Qatari mediators work on a U.S.-Iran deal.
Trump's rhetoric has been unpredictable, with him expressing willingness to strike a deal and also calling for sustained strikes against Iran. He has mentioned several sites in Iran, including Pickaxe Mountain, which is believed to house a nuclear site. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged for further sustained strikes.
The Iran war has been a significant factor in both U.S. midterm and Israeli parliamentary elections. The conflict has impacted American support for Trump and the Republican Party in the U.S., and Netanyahu's party lost its majority in Israel's recent elections. The estimated cost of the Iran war for the U.S. military is over $47.1 billion, with $29 billion spent on replacing spent munitions and $6.1 billion on replacing lost equipment.
Additional costs for support of American service members amount to around $11.9 billion. This figure does not include the cost of damage to U.S. military bases in the Middle East.
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