Obama says U.S. may be ‘worse off’ now than before Iran war
Former President Barack Obama said it seems like the United States has either returned to the status quo or is “worse off” now than before President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran in February.“We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put en.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NBC News says: Former President Barack Obama said it seems like the United States has either returned to the status quo or is “worse off” now than before President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran in February.“We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put en.
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- Primary source: NBC News
- Published: Jun 19, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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