# More Iran War Strikes, Higher Oil Prices; Why an Algorithm Is Cutting Disability Benefits

https://mins.news/en/video/52121

- NBC News, 2026-09-09 22:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IqvTeyJcmQ

> The United States and Iran continue exchanging attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices to about $100 a barrel. NBC News international correspondent Matt Bradley explains why domestic economic pressure has not brought either side back to negotiations. In Nebraska, hundreds of people with disabilities have had Medicaid benefits cut after the state began using an algorithm to assess financial need.

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