Special Episode: Your Questions About the Iran War, Answered
4/22/20265 min
How much does the conflict cost? And where is Secretary of State Marco Rubio?
As the war in Iran nears the two-month mark, we ask our listeners to send us their questions about the conflict.
Hear the answers, including insights from Michael Crowley, a New York Times reporter who covers U.S. foreign policy.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
She knows.
Michael Crowley0:00
How? Did you blab?
Speaker 00:02
No.
Speaker 20:02
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Michael Crowley0:06
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Speaker 00:09
Will you two please spit it out already?
Michael Crowley0:12
Um, the, the...
Speaker 20:13
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Speaker 30:17
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Speaker 00:20
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Speaker 20:23
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[instrumental music] From The New York Times, I'm Tracy Mumford, and this is a special bonus episode of the Headlines. With the war in Iran approaching the two-month mark, the state of negotiations in flux, and the whole world weathering the effects of a spike in oil prices, we are answering some of your questions about the conflict. First up, Josh from DC asked, "What is the best estimate for spending on the war, and is there a comparison for what that amount of money would have covered if spent elsewhere, like housing, healthcare, education?"
Speaker 51:04
And I just want to confirm this. You have no idea, none, how much has been spent on the war so far?
Tracy Mumford· Host1:09
The question is actually the same one that senators have put to the White House recently.
Speaker 6· Soundbite1:13
We don't have that figures right now, um, I think in part 'cause it's fluctuating on a day-in, day-out basis.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:19
The White House budget director has not given an answer. Analysts, though, have estimated it's around one billion dollars a day. In terms of what that could pay for- We