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The first week of the military operation in Iran cost the US $6 billion — NYT

$4 billion of this funding is directed towards destroying Iran's missile systems.

The first week of the military operation in Iran cost the US $6 billion — NYT

According to a report by The New York Times, the United States spent approximately $6 billion in the first week of its military operation in Iran.

The Pentagon disclosed this information to Congress.

 

The report emphasizes that $4 billion of these funds were directed towards destroying Iran's missile systems and supplying ammunition.

 

According to the publication, lawmakers expect the U.S. administration to request additional funding from Congress for the military operation.

 

It is worth recalling that on February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a military operation against Iran. Targets in Tehran and other major cities were struck. These operations were explained by the White House as a response to Iran's missile and nuclear threats. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out retaliatory strikes on targets in Israel, and attacks also occurred on U.S. targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

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Masoud Pezeshkian held a telephone conversation with Ilham Aliyev.

Iran announced that it is not involved in the Nakhchivan incident and emphasized that the incident is under investigation.

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An Uzbek citizen died in an accident at a factory in South Korea.

It was reported that the worker was hit by a forklift.

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In Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected as the new Supreme Leader.

According to the decision of the Council of Experts, he was officially confirmed as the country's third Supreme Leader.

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Iran's new Supreme Leader will not last long without US approval — Trump

The U.S. President also emphasized that Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.

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In Samarkand, a cadastre employee, in Surkhandarya, a former tax official was caught taking a bribe.

A cadastral employee was caught taking $2,500 for formalizing cadastral documents for land, while a tax inspector was apprehended while receiving 10 million soums for resolving a farmer's issue in court.

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Iran is accusing the United States and Israel of chemical warfare.

The attacks on fuel depots by the US and Israel were assessed as chemical warfare against civilians.

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A shell hit a residential building in Saudi Arabia: there are casualties.

It has been revealed that the victims are citizens of Bangladesh and India.

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Iran has selected a new Supreme Leader, but it has not been announced to the public.

Although the decision is clear, the responsibility for announcing it lies with the Council Secretary.

Certificate: №1346 Issue date: 28.05.2020

Idea author: Firdavs Fridunovich Abdukhalikov

Founder: "Master Media Production and Broadcast"