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This article appeared in the June 12, 2026 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Where Iran war鈥檚 cost is high

Matthew Bell
International desk editor

At this point, it鈥檚 difficult to call it a ceasefire. After weeks of predictions that a peace deal is at hand, with more threats of new and more devastating U.S. attacks against Iran, tit-for-tat strikes in recent days are jeopardizing the truce that first went into effect back in April. The global economy is still feeling the effects of the holdup in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. But the people of Iran are really bearing the cost of the uncertainty, with a war that鈥檚 proving to be difficult to stop.


This article appeared in the June 12, 2026 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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