Media admits: Iran destroyed US military bases, USA running out of missiles, war costs $1 TRILLION
From Geopolitical Economy Report by Ben Norton
May 10, 2026 · 20 min
About this episode
Ben Norton reviews evidence showing that Iran has destroyed US military bases and the USA is losing the war against Iran, which is projected to cost $1 trillion.
Donald Trump claims Iran has been "militarily defeated", but many reports have come out showing this to be a lie. Tehran destroyed the majority of US military bases in West Asia (aka the Middle East), and Iran still maintains most of its missile capabilities. Meanwhile, experts estimate the USA's war against Iran will cost $1 trillion. Ben Norton reviews the evidence, showing how Washington is clearly losing this war that it started. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wC4KuEcWI Topics 0:00 US government narrative 0:23 (CLIP) Trump: Iran is defeated 1:20 Reality: USA is losing the war 2:34 Reviewing the evidence 4:34 Iran destroyed US bases 5:37 US troops expelled from region 6:54 US military bases in rubble 7:37 Donald Trump lied 8:11 USA running out of missiles 9:33 War will cost $1 TRILLION 10:38 Iran still has most missiles 12:38 US government is lying 13:05 Saudi Arabia gets cold feet 14:00 Huge economic damage 15:44 Gulf "safe haven" myth 16:28 USA is losing the war 18:04 USA failed to achieve goals 19:57 Outro
People in this episode
Host: Ben Norton
Topics covered
- US military bases
- Iran
- war costs
- missile capabilities
- US government narrative
- Trump's claims
- economic damage
Keywords
- Iran
- USA
- military bases
- missiles
- war costs
- Donald Trump
- West Asia
- Middle East
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Washington, Saudi Arabia
Places: Iran, USA, West Asia, Middle East
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