The Guardian view on the true cost of the Iran war: bombs kill – but so does the economic fallout | Editorial

There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will pay More than 3,300 Iranians, including 383 children, have been killed since the US and Israel launched their illegal war, authorities said this week. Asked about Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline, Donald Trump said that he expected to resume bombing “because I think that’s a better attitude to go in with”, though his rhetoric can shift within minutes.