Signs of Military Failure in Iran: from $40 Trillion in Debt to Toughest Sanctions in History

By reimposing harsh sanctions on Iran, the US is reverting to an exhausted policy that has failed for decades. America’s 40 trillion debt accumulated despite decades of plundering resource-rich countries suggests that Washington needs to try other ways of building a robust economy.

$40 Trillion Debt Milestone

Expensive War and Decaying Financial Position

About a hundred billion dollars in taxpayers’ money would have been saved, were it not for the US war on Iran. Also, the rise of national debt to 40 trillion might have been delayed, noting that the administration requested about 87.6 billion in supplemental funding due to the war, in addition to 25 billion given to Israel earlier, the bulk of which was used to bomb Iran. Earlier in 2026, the US president, Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, openly bragged that their goal was to cause a regime change in Iran. This would mean bringing a client regime into power, like in Saudi Arabia or Iraq. Had that been achieved, revenues from over Iran’s 3.3 million barrels per day of prewar crude sales would have been directed to the US Federal Reserve Bank and possibly be used to finance US treasuries and bonds. The resulting puppet regime in Iran would have signed a petro-dollar-style agreement and used Iranian wealth to prop up the US treasury bonds. However, this never happened, and the results are clear for all to see in shaky US financial........

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