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Republican Rep. Mike Turner acknowledged bipartisan frustration with the US-Iran war while Democrat Sen. Van Hollen called for immediate withdrawal. Four US troops were killed in the past week as the Pentagon seeks $67 billion in supplemental war funding.

President Trump said Tuesday the US will strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility 'pretty soon and very heavily,' as the Iran conflict enters its 10th consecutive day of strikes. The deep underground site near Natanz is believed to house centrifuges transferred there last fall.

The IMF lowered its 2026 global growth forecast to 3% on July 8, down from 3.5% in 2025 and its April estimate of 3.1%, blaming the Iran war's energy shock. Oil prices are up 32% in 2026, global inflation is forecast at 4.7%, while the US economy holds steady at 2.3% growth.

President Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire "over" at the NATO summit in Ankara after Iran struck three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the US hit 80+ targets in Iran. Iran retaliated by striking 85 US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the US-Israel campaign against Iran is 'not complete yet,' warning that new developments could occur at any moment even as ceasefire talks continue.