Trump Spends $2bn (£1.5bn) a Week On A ‘reckless’ Iran War, While 87 Million Lives, Including Americans, Hang in the Balance.

Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets

The funeral of Mohammad Taha Jafari, who lost his life in the bombing of Shajarat al-Tayyiba Primary School, is held in Minab, Iran, on 30 March 2026. Photograph: Hamid Vakili/Anadolu via Getty Images

The numbers are staggering—and damning.

At a time when Americans can’t make ends meet, or humanitarian systems are collapsing under the weight of global cri…