Reports are emerging that Donald Trump‘s war on Iran has thrown the US military into what The Guardian dubs a “severe financial crisis”. They report the US Navy has been hit particularly hard, and may now be using money earmarked for paying servicemen and women for combat operations.
The article references documents seen by the outlet, backed up by interviews with officials, contractors and analysts. They don’t paint a rosy picture of the Navy’s finances, with one Pentagon memo reportedly warning about “shortfalls in payroll” as other departments are “raiding” that account to fund operations related to Iran.
