12 entries in the ledger
The United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran into July 17-18, 2026, with Iranian state media reporting at least five bridges struck in the south, seven people killed in attacks on bridges...
On July 14, 2026, a reinstated U.S. naval blockade of Iran took effect at 4 p.m. Eastern, with U.S. Central Command announcing enforcement against "all Iranian ports and Iranian coastal areas" and warning that...
In a July 13, 2026 social media post, President Trump announced that the United States "will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,'" and that it "will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20%...
President Trump formally notified members of Congress that the United States had resumed military action against Iran, in a letter sent July 10, 2026 and reported publicly around July 13. The notice, consistent with the...
U.S. Central Command said it began a third round of strikes on Iran this week after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving a...
Hours before U.S. Central Command announced a new round of strikes, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that "1000 missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands more to...
On July 7, 2026, U.S. Central Command said American forces struck more than 80 targets across Iran, including air-defense systems, command-and-control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and...
Under a preliminary agreement that halted the recent U.S.-Iran conflict, the United States issued sweeping 60-day waivers lifting sanctions on Iran's oil and petroleum exports while Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of...
The United States launched Operation Epic Fury, a major military operation against Iranian military capabilities, marking a second large-scale round of hostilities without a new congressional authorization for the use of...
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse was removed from his position in August 2025 after his agency produced a preliminary intelligence assessment that did not support the administration's...