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The week America's war bill came due — in missiles, euros, and allies

The news, distilled

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Adrian Monck
Aug 09, 2026
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Five months into its war with Iran, Washington spent this week revealing a hierarchy it swore did not exist. It sold roughly €50 billion in euros to rescue the yen – the first joint US-Japan intervention since 1998 – without informing the ECB. Pentagon sources confirmed…

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