President Trump Says Israel And US-Protected Allies Must Repay For Iran War Costs

Washington DC, United States: US president Donald Trump has demanded Israel and other US allies to  reimburse Washington for the costs of the ongoing war with Iran.

While speaking in an interview, Trump said that nations protected by the United States should repay the full war cost of military operations.

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Reiterating that Israel would not exist without the US intervention, Trump claimed US carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and destroyed Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.

Pentagon reportedly estimated that around  forty-seven billion dollars have been spent for the Iran war including billions on missile defence systems and military operations. The remarks comes after the Trump’s Republican party faced setback in the US midterm elections.

Trump had earlier attributed the election setback to the Iran war, inflation, mounting financial crisis and rising fuel prices.

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