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Iran War Retrospective Goes Viral

A side-by-side of JD Vance admitting '$30 billion wasted' on the Iran war and Obama's pointed remark that it was 'to stop a nuke that didn't exist' exploded to 41K likes and 356K views.

What we know

An account on X juxtaposed two clips: JD Vance conceding the US 'underestimated Iran and spent $30 billion on war,' and Barack Obama summarising it as action taken 'to stop a nuke that didn't exist and to open a Strait that wasn't closed.' The post's 41K likes and 356K views signal it is shaping broader political discourse on the costs and rationale of the Iran conflict.

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