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Iran War Roundup: UN Condemns Crackdown, US Costs Hit $25B, Oil Prices Surge

On April 29, 2026, Deutsche Welle published a roundup of ongoing developments in the Iran war spanning human rights, economic, political, and nuclear spheres. Key updates include the UN rights chief denouncing mass arrests, executions, and repression in Iran; the US reporting $25 billion in war costs with plans for a supplemental funding bill; the EU seeing a €27 billion jump in fossil fuel import costs; rising oil prices amid stalled peace talks and a US naval blockade; Iran’s currency hitting a record low; and the UN nuclear watchdog noting most of Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely remains at the Isfahan complex despite halted inspections.