Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader three days after Trump claimed personal veto over succession, and seventh American service member dies in Saudi Arabia.
Trump blames Iran for girls’ school bombing that killed 150 children, contradicting his own military’s investigators who point to a U.S. airstrike.
Trump flies home to Florida Friday night, then back past Washington to Dover for soldiers’ dignified transfer Saturday, then back to his Doral club through Monday.
Israel strikes Tehran oil storage in first attack on civilian infrastructure on war day 9 as bodies of six American soldiers killed in the war return to Dover.
Army cancels training exercise for the 82nd Airborne’s rapid-deployment headquarters, fueling speculation about a ground force deployment to Iran.
U.S. military investigators believe American forces likely struck the Iranian girls’ school that killed 150 children on day 1 of the war.
Russia shares satellite intelligence on U.S. warships, bases, and aircraft with Iran in what sources call “a pretty comprehensive effort.”
Iran’s president apologizes for strikes on Gulf states and blames Khamenei’s death for military command breakdown as Revolutionary Guard keeps firing on day 8.
UAE weighs freezing billions in Iranian assets and seizing shadow fleet tankers, targeting the Revolutionary Guard’s financial network that routes billions in illicit oil revenue through Dubai.
Trump tells Axios he must personally approve Iran’s next supreme leader, calls killed Khamenei’s son “a lightweight” and “unacceptable.”
House rejects Iran war powers resolution 212-219 one day after Senate, as U.S. strikes Iranian drone carrier and Israel reports most of Tehran’s air defenses degraded.
Spain says White House falsely claimed it agreed to cooperate on Iran strikes as Prime Minister Sanchez repeats “no to the war.”
House Speaker Johnson calls Islam a “misguided religion” while defending U.S. airstrikes that have killed more than 1,000 Iranian civilians including 165 children in a girls’ school.
Montana Sen. Sheehy joins Capitol Police in physically ejecting anti-war protester from Senate Armed Services hearing, then boasts about it online.
U.S.-Iran war reaches Cyprus and Indian Ocean as Hezbollah strikes British airbase and U.S. submarine sinks Iranian frigate near Sri Lanka.
Trump orders Navy to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz and offers U.S. insurance guarantees as Iran war pushes gas prices up 11 cents in one day.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain after Madrid blocks U.S. bases from Iran strikes, despite court limits on his trade authority.
Israel threatens Iran’s next supreme leader as day 5 brings Israeli strikes across Tehran, global market plunge, and Trump walking back regime change as a goal.
Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict two days after Iranian envoy says U.S. strikes killed more than 100 schoolgirls.
Iran strikes U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as Trump says war could last five weeks and State Department evacuates personnel in six Middle Eastern nations.
Trump says the Iran war will take four weeks or less, the first public timeline for a military operation launched without congressional authorization.
Security forces kill at least 10 protesters who breached U.S. consulate perimeter in Karachi as anti-American unrest over Iran strikes spreads across Pakistan.
Iran war expands across eight countries as Hezbollah launches first attack on Israel in over a year and three American troops are killed in Kuwait.
U.S. backs Pakistan’s “right to defend itself” as open warfare with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan kills hundreds along 1,600-mile border.
OPEC+ debates larger than expected oil output increase after Iran war shuts down Strait of Hormuz shipping and prices hit eight-month high.
House Minority Leader Jeffries and bipartisan sponsors pledge to force war powers vote on Iran strikes, bypassing GOP leadership.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei and entire defense council killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes as Tehran retaliates across Gulf states.
U.S. and Israel launch joint strikes across Iran in operation planned for months, triggering Iranian retaliation against Israel and U.S. bases across four Gulf states.
State Department orders nonessential diplomats out of Lebanon as Trump builds largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East in decades and threatens strikes on Iran.
Trump pledges $10 billion without specifying its purpose at first Board of Peace meeting where nine countries commit $7 billion toward Gaza’s estimated $70 billion reconstruction.
Zelenskyy accuses U.S. of pressing Ukraine for concessions while ignoring Russia’s, as Trump tells him to “get moving” before trilateral talks resume Tuesday.
U.S. military kills three more people in Caribbean boat attack, bringing the death toll from at least 38 operations since September to 133.
U.S. military killed two people and left one survivor in its latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the total killed to at least 130 in 38 strikes since September.
Zelensky says U.S. wants Ukraine and Russia to end war by June, with both sides invited to talks in Miami next week.
New U.S. chargé d’affaires arrives in Caracas to reopen diplomatic mission one month after American military operation captured Maduro, as interim government announces amnesty bill for political prisoners.
Trump administration approves $16 billion in arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia as tensions rise over potential U.S. military strikes on Iran.
US, Ukraine, and Russia hold first trilateral talks; Zelenskyy calls discussions “constructive” as Russian drones kill and wound dozens during negotiations.
Trump launches “Board of Peace” at Davos with 19 countries after France, Norway, and Sweden declined; says charter allows him to chair “for life” if he chooses.
Netanyahu accepts invitation to Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace,” joining UAE, Belarus, Hungary, Morocco and Canada, as Trump threatens France with 200% wine tariffs for refusing.
France rejects Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” over concerns it would undermine the United Nations, as the Kremlin confirms Putin has been invited to join.
Trump officials communicated with Venezuela’s Diosdado Cabello for months before and after the Maduro raid, despite his $25 million bounty and narcotics indictment.
Trump’s Board of Peace draft charter grants permanent membership to countries contributing at least $1 billion, with Trump controlling the funds and serving as chairman.
Netanyahu’s office says Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace announcement was not coordinated with Israel and contradicts government policy over Turkey’s inclusion.
U.S. airstrike kills al-Qaeda leader in Syria tied to December ambush that killed two Iowa National Guardsmen and their interpreter.
Trump announces Gaza “Board of Peace” with members from the U.S., U.K., and Canada but no Middle Eastern representatives on the body that will govern Palestinian territory.
Trump announces “Board of Peace” for Gaza, calling it the “Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled,” as Israel continues strikes that killed nine on Thursday.
U.S. forces seize sixth oil tanker enforcing Trump’s naval blockade of Venezuela, one day after completing first $500 million sale of seized Venezuelan crude.
Senate defeats Venezuela war powers resolution 51-50 after two Republicans who supported it last week flipped under Trump pressure, with Vance casting tiebreaker.
US evacuating some personnel from Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base as precaution while Trump weighs military action against Iran.
