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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes, graphics by Paul Scruton

Tallying the global cost of the US-Israel war against Iran

B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States
Sections of the B1 Bridge in Karaj, Iran, were destroyed in airstrike on 3 April 2026. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

It would be hard to find a human on Earth unaffected by the US-Israel war against Iran. Several thousand have been killed. Millions are paying more each day in steeper food prices or at the petrol pump, and as inflation eats away at the value of their earnings.

For many, the final bill has not yet come, but it will eventually. They will pay for the long-term damage caused by the biggest threat of all to the global economy: uncertainty.

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