U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that the Iran war will end “whenever I want it to,” while insisting Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon. At a rally in Lubbock, Texas, he said the end “would be very quick” but requires a “total statement” that Iran will never have one. His approval rating stands at 32% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, near a record low amid rising energy costs ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Moody's Analytics estimates the war is costing American families an average of $2,000 so far, including $1,100 from higher energy costs, $540 from higher interest rates and $360 from increased military spending. A U.S. Central Command estimate from Oct. 16 put the war's cost at $47 billion, about $3 billion more than previously reported, mostly for munitions replacement, and excludes an estimated $184 million in damage to U.S. facilities in the Middle East as of June 29.
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