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Iran war costs mount as Trump and Netanyahu meet under pressure

Iran war costs mount as Trump and Netanyahu meet under pressure

Trump and Netanyahu meet Tuesday amid open tensions over the Iran war, which has sent prices higher and caused damage across Gulf cities.

Communities across the Gulf continue to absorb the damage of Iranian drone and missile strikes on residential buildings and commercial infrastructure while their governments lobby Washington to stop a war they did not choose. That is the backdrop to Tuesday's meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to NPR — the first since both leaders jointly launched the war against Iran in February. 🔹 What happened: The war began with a declared joint mission: Trump and Netanyahu framed it as a coordinated effort to remove Iran's leadership and install a government friendlier to the West. Iran struck back, targeting U.S. military bases and high-rises in Gulf cities with drones and missiles, and choking off the Strait of Hormuz. As the human and economic toll grew, Trump sought negotiations with Tehran and sidelined Netanyahu from the process. On Monday, Trump acknowledged the divide: "We have a little difference, but pretty close, yeah." Tuesday's agenda also includes the framework agreement signed with Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah war and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to a White House official. 🔹 Why it matters: American consumers are paying higher prices ahead of November midterm elections. The communities hit by Hormuz shipping closures — covered previously by EPM — have seen no relief. Netanyahu faces reelection under pressure from his fraying alliance with Washington. Analyst Amit Segal wrote in Israel Hayom that Israel has been "put in the back seat" as the U.S. drives negotiations. Soldiers stationed at struck bases, Gulf residents, and workers in disrupted supply chains are carrying costs that will be decided, or not, in a meeting between two men facing their own electoral calendars. 📌 EPM Take: The people least represented in Tuesday's meeting are those most exposed to its outcome. Iran's response to the February war launch included strikes on U.S. bases and Gulf high-rises — real buildings, real workers, real disruption to the Strait of Hormuz that EPM documented affected shipping communities still waiting for relief. Trump said Monday there is "a little difference" with Netanyahu. That phrase does real work: it signals the U.S. is willing to settle for an outcome that may not match what Netanyahu originally sold as the war's purpose. The question no one is pressing publicly: what does a deal with Tehran that satisfies Trump's November deadline actually guarantee for the civilians who absorbed the war's opening costs? ✍️ EPM Editorial Desk | erickprometeomedia.com
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