From the New York Times, I'm Tracy Mumford, and this is a special bonus episode of the headlines.

With the war in Iran approaching the two-month mark, the state of negotiations in flux,

and the whole world weathering the effects of a spike in oil prices,

we are answering some of your questions about the conflict.

First up, Josh from D.C. asked, what is the best estimate for spending on the war?

And is there a comparison for what that amount of money would have covered if spent elsewhere,

like housing, health care, education?

I just want to confirm this. You have no idea, none, how much has been spent on the war so

far? The question is actually the same one that senators have put to the White House recently.

We don't have that figures right now, I think in part because it's fluctuating on a day-and-day

all basis. The White House budget director has not given an answer. Analysts, though, have estimated it's around $1 billion a day.

In terms of what that could pay for...

We have all these other people who are fighting wars.

We can't take care of daycare.

President Trump himself said the military budget takes priority over things like child care.

By one estimate, the cost of just the first month of the war,

about $30 billion, is roughly what a year of universal preschool for American three- and four-year-olds

would cost. Next question. Hartley from New York asked how the people of Iran feel about the war,

particularly since the Iranian regime

has been so unpopular. Now, there's no clear, simple answer to this one. Right after Iran's

supreme leader, Ali Homenei was killed in the first hours of the war, large crowds of

people poured into the streets to celebrate chanting freedom, freedom. Getting a broader

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