The United States has spent more than $22.8 billion in the ongoing war against Iran, according to Senator Bernie Sanders. Despite the deaths of several top Iranian leaders in US-Israeli strikes, Iran continues to resist, maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz and launching attacks on American-allied bases across the Middle East. Israel’s health ministry reported 192 hospitalizations in the past 24 hours from Iranian strikes, with a total of 3,727 Israelis injured since the war began.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera that the killings of Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and security chief Ali Larijani, would not weaken Tehran’s political structure. He emphasized that Iran’s governance does not depend on any single individual. Iranian state media confirmed the death of Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in the latest US-Israeli attack.

Al Jazeera analyst Marwan Bishara criticized Israel’s targeted killings as violations of wartime norms. Araghchi stated that the conflict was initiated by the US and that Washington must bear responsibility for the resulting humanitarian and financial crises.