🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. officials told CBS News that the real cost of the Iran war is closer to $50 billion—about double the $25 billion publicly cited by the War Department in recent congressional testimony.

➡️ The higher estimate includes losses not fully reflected in official figures, such as destroyed equipment and damaged facilities, as well as the need to replace expended munitions.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper has briefed President Trump in the Situation Room about the potential "final blow" to Iran, according to Fox News.

➡️ Targets include remaining military assets, leadership, and infrastructure.

🇺🇸🇩🇪⚡️ — President Trump shocked defense officials by floating the idea of pulling U.S. troops out of Germany, with many at the Pentagon learning of it for the first time through his Truth Social post and having no prior plans for a drawdown, according to POLITICO.

➡️ The proposal clashes with a recent Pentagon review that did not recommend reducing forces in Europe.

➡️ German officials also expressed surprise after recent constructive talks, with one warning that “Trump’s policy of crude threats has reached its limits” and that a withdrawal “would severely weaken the U.S. itself.”

➡️ Germany hosts roughly 35,000–40,000 U.S. troops along with major commands and infrastructure, making any rapid pullout both costly and logistically difficult, especially as the Pentagon remains engaged in the Iran war.