The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a telephone conversation on Wednesday afternoon in which the Russian leader, according to Kremlin sources, presented proposals to resolve the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program and to propose a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The conservative majority of the United States Supreme Court, with three judges appointed by Donald Trump, made a significant decision this Wednesday that will determine the outcome of the crucial midterm legislative elections in November and will reduce the representation of minorities to a minimum in states governed by Republicans.

For the first time since the war in Iran began, which has now lasted two months and remains in an unstable ceasefire, the Pentagon on Wednesday gave an official estimated figure of the cost of the conflict to taxpayers to date: 25 billion dollars. The Pentagon comptroller, Jay Hurst, explained at a Congressional hearing that most of this money corresponds to the tens of thousands of bombs and missiles used, although the military has also invested money in carrying out operations and replenishing equipment.