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Iran war live: US launches new attacks; Hegseth says war has cost $37.5bn

21 July 2026

This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

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US-Iran tensions escalate as attacks hit Bahrain and Kuwait, raising wider war fears

By Enes Abuomer, Lyndal Rowlands and Zaid Sabah

Published On 22 Jul 202622 Jul 2026

US bombs Iran for an 11th consecutive night as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the cost of the war has reached $37.5bn.
US President Donald Trump threatens to attack a suspected Iranian nuclear site called Pickaxe Mountain “pretty soon, and very heavily”, prompting Tehran to threaten an expansion of the war in the region.

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