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The United Nations claims that US spending on the Iran war could have saved 87 million lives.

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The thread discusses a UN report suggesting that US spending on the Iran war could have saved 87 million lives, highlighting the potential consequences of military spending. The posts reference the Guardian and Europesays.com, emphasizing the impact of US foreign policy decisions.

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The United Nations claims that US spending on the Iran war could have saved 87 million lives.
Parent: Military SpendingEntity: US spending on Iran warImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026Target: The effectiveness of US military spending on the Iran war in preventing loss of life.

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The Guardian: US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un #IranWar #USpol
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un
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"US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un #TheGuardian #UsPol
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"For every day of this conflict, $2 billion is spent. My entire target for a hyper-prioritised plan to save 87 million lives is $23 billion," UN's Fletcher said. "We could have funded that in less than a fortnight of this reckless war. Now ... we cannot." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un
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US spending on 'reckless' Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN (Patrick Wintour/The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p124#a260420p124
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un
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UN says U.S. spending on Iran war could instead have saved 87 million lives
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran...
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/75090/ US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN | United Nations #Iran
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets The $2bn (£1.5bn) a week that Donald Trump was spending on his reckless war in Iran could have funded saving more than 87 million lives, the…
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into 🇺🇸🇨🇦US / CANADIAN AFFAIRS 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @us-canadian-affairs-KitArrowsmith
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets The $2bn (£1.5bn) a week that Donald Trump was spending on his reckless war in Iran could have funded saving more than 87 million lives, the…
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US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/us-spending-on-reckless-iran-war-could-have-saved-87m-lives-says-un Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets The $2bn (£1.5bn) a week that Donald Trump was spending on his reckless war in Iran could have funded saving more than 87 million lives, the…
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