Every strike, statement, ceasefire and oil shock since Feb 28, 2026 — claims kept separate from verified fact.
Coordinated US-Israeli strikes hit Iranian military, nuclear and leadership targets; Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is killed. Iran retaliates region-wide and restricts Hor…
Ali Khamenei's son issues his first statement as Iran's new Supreme Leader, vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.
Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sign a 14-point memorandum intended to end hostilities and open a 60-day window toward a broader deal.
Iran strikes commercial vessels in Hormuz to assert sovereignty, ending the truce roughly three weeks after it was signed.
Trump proposes a 20% toll on cargo crossing the strait; the IMO objects and the toll is later dropped.
Iran-aligned Houthi forces attack the vessel Tihamah near Bab el-Mandeb, the first Red Sea shipping fatalities in over a year.
The memorandum's follow-on negotiating window lapses with no deal. Trump threatens military action against mediator Oman and tells Iran to surrender.
Trump posts an AI-generated map labelling the Strait of Hormuz US territory. Iran calls it a delusion; UAE reports a missile threat it blames on Iran, and France moves t…
The UAE halts all trade and financial transactions with Iran indefinitely over the missile-threat incident, as Brent crude trades near $91/barrel.
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