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It is unclear how much more the U.S. will spend on the Iran war, though the costs will continue to mount as long as U.S. troops are deployed to the region. Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images

The U.S. has spent billions on the Iran war. What else could that money have bought?

NBC News Clone summarizes the latest on: Us Spent Billions Iran War Trump Daycare Money Buy Rcna267309 - Politics and Government | NBC News Clone. This article is rewritten and presented in a simplified tone for a better reader experience.

The estimated $28 billion the U.S. poured into the Iran war before the ceasefire could have funded a year of day care for 2 million children or rent for 1.2 million people, an NBC News analysis found.

President Donald Trump recently told a group of supporters at the White House that the U.S. couldn’t help Americans pay for day care or health insurance because it had to prioritize spending on the military.

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