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Donald Trump weighs escalation against Iran as war costs near $29B

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VIDEO: An inflated war budget and a stalemate at the negotiating table has U.S. President Donald Trump pondering a ramp up of fighting against Iran. Today, Trump says he’s thinking of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, rather than the financial state of Americans. The comments come as the Pentagon’s top budget official told Congress the cost of the war has climbed to nearly $29 billion, $4 billion more than the price tag issued nearly two weeks ago. 

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