26 entries in the ledger
The U.S. military told NPR it struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday that it said were preparing to fire sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's armed forces said the strikes on Larak Island killed military...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would unveil on Monday, Aug. 24, what he called 'the single greatest financial offensive ever' against Iran. In a post on X on Sunday evening he wrote that 'at dawn...
Two U.S. officials told Axios on Aug. 19 that the military has quietly established a shipping corridor through a southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz, moving 15 to 20 tankers in and out each night in convoys under...
In a Fox News interview published Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, President Trump said that if Oman 'gets in the way' of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, 'we'll bomb the s--- out of them.' In the same interview he said Iran should...
At an event for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman in Garden City, New York, on Friday, Aug. 14, President Trump said he intends to declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States. "After we...
U.S. Central Command said a Navy helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panama-flagged cargo ship Vela Nova on Aug. 11, disabling its engine room and steering gear after the crew allegedly "ignored repeated...
President Trump said on August 10, 2026 that he will seek compensation from Iran for American service members killed and wounded, in a Truth Social post answering Iran’s request for war reparations as a condition of...
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, President Trump said negotiations with Iran were under way and that Tehran faced a "last chance before decapitation." Iran's foreign ministry denied the...
President Trump said in a social media post late Saturday, Aug. 1, that the United States would cancel a planned attack on Iran because Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack"...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic missiles at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, a hub for U.S. forces in the region, on July 29, 2026. Jordan's military said five missiles were intercepted and destroyed...