Cost of War Skyrockets - The Thursday AM Quickie 3/12/26

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War on Iran: First 6 Days of War Cost $11.3 Billion - at Least

• Iranian Girl's School Where 175 Died, Mostly Kids, Was on US Target List Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman was the only member of his caucus who refused to sign a letter calling for an investigation into the "double-tap" American strike on civilians. via the Washington Post, the Associated Press, and Common Dreams.
• US Joins International Energy Agency Effort to Release 400 Million Barrels from Oil Reserves, But Prices Go Higher Trump told supporters in Hebron, Kentucky yesterday that the historic release of reserves would bring prices down, saying, "We won," but adding, "We don't want to leave early, do we? We got to finish the job." via NBC News, the Financial Times, Politico, and the New York Times.
• Iran Strikes Multiple Cargo Ships in Strait of Hormuz; US Navy Escorts Deemed Too Risky "It's in times like these that one realizes, without seafarers, countries would not get their oil or food," says Capt. Pradeep Chawla, a veteran mariner based in Hong Kong. via the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, NBC News, and The Nation.
• Trump Ignored Warnings About Aggressive Iranian Retaliation Before Launching War The United Nations Security Council voted 13-0 yesterday for a resolution demanding a halt to Iran's "egregious attacks" on neighboring Gulf countries; China and Russia, which may be assisting Iranian targeting efforts, abstained. via the New York Times, the AP, and Al Jazeera.
• FBI Warned Iran's Ship-Based Drones Could Hit California, But State Leaders Say There's No Imminent Threat Meanwhile, a submarine-hunting "doomsday plane"' was again spotted over the Central Valley, but authorities say there's nothing to worry about. via the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
• Iran's New Supreme Leader Was Reportedly Wounded on First Day of US and Israeli Airstrikes Meanwhile, "US intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon." via the New York Times, Reuters, and the Guardian.
• Israeli Bombing of Lebanon Has Displaced More Than 800,000 People "Israel also carried out a strike in the early hours of Thursday in the neighbourhood of Ramlet al-Baida in central Beirut, on the corniche where many displaced families had been sleeping rough for the last week." via the Guardian, the New York Times, and Al Jazeera.
• Pentagon Bans Photos at Briefings Because Some Were 'Unflattering' to Pete Hegseth "It is unclear whether one particular photo — or the sum total of the day's shots — led to consternation among Hegseth's staff." via the Washington Post and HuffPost.

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