Trump concedes gas prices may stay elevated through midterm elections after March saw the largest monthly gasoline price spike on record.
Trump orders U.S. Navy to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail, prompting all shipping to stop in the Strait of Hormuz, passage for 20% of global oil.
Vance leaves Pakistan after 21-hour face-to-face talks with Iran collapse over Tehran’s refusal to abandon nuclear weapons.
Vance departs for Islamabad peace talks as Iran’s lead negotiator demands Lebanon ceasefire and unfrozen assets before negotiations can begin.
Two-day-old Iran ceasefire falters as Kuwait reports drone attacks, Saudi Arabia reveals major pipeline damage, and Israeli strikes kill 300 in Lebanon.
Newly created Polymarket accounts placed large bets on Iran ceasefire hours before Trump’s announcement, generating hundreds of thousands in profits.
Trump hosts NATO chief Rutte at White House, says he is “clearly disappointed” allies refused to join Iran war and renews threat to leave alliance.
Day-old Iran ceasefire nears collapse as Israel kills 182 in Lebanon’s deadliest day and both sides dispute Strait of Hormuz status.
Pope Leo XIV calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” truly unacceptable and urges citizens worldwide to contact political leaders and demand peace.
Trump suspends threatened strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants after Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire, but Iran keeps firing and Israel says the deal excludes its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Pentagon cancels Tuesday morning press briefing with Hegseth and Caine 12 hours before Trump’s deadline to bomb Iran’s infrastructure.
Trump tells journalists to “give it up or go to jail” over reporting on the missing airman in Iran, announces investigation.
Trump faults Japan, South Korea and Australia for not joining the Iran war despite decades of U.S. military protection commitments.
Trump dismisses war crime concerns, vows to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants by Tuesday night if Hormuz stays closed.
Trump’s Easter post calls Iranians “crazy bastards,” demands they “open the fuckin’ Strait” by Tuesday or face bombing, signs off “Praise be to Allah.”
Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, as overnight airstrikes kill dozens across Tehran.
U.S. rescues missing crew member from downed F-15E on day 38 as Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian drone strike on U.S. Embassy in Riyadh caused far more damage than disclosed, hitting the CIA station and burning for half a day.
Iran shoots down two U.S. warplanes, a first in the five-week war, leaving one crew member missing two days after Trump declared Iran “decimated.”
Trump’s sons pitch drone interceptors to Gulf states under Iranian attack, positioning their company to profit from the war their father launched.
Oil surges past $110 a barrel as Austria and Spain close airspace to U.S. military flights on day 36 of the Iran war.
Pentagon moves troops from damaged bases to hotels and offices, potentially violating its own rules requiring separation of military forces from civilians.
Trump tells nation Iran war objectives are “nearing completion” but offers no exit plan, no Hormuz deadline mention, and threatens two more weeks of bombing.
Iran launches three missile barrages at Israel as 82nd Airborne troops arrive and a third carrier strike group deploys on day 35 of the war.
Trump calls NewsNation reporter “a fresh person” for asking an Iran follow-up, continuing a pattern of publicly using gendered language to demean female journalists that has drawn formal condemnation from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Trump schedules primetime address on the Iran war after telling reporters U.S. forces will leave in “two or three weeks,” as NBC reports he has repeatedly rejected off-ramps to end the conflict.
Gas tops $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as Iran war enters day 34, with 348 American troops wounded and a third aircraft carrier deploying to the region.
Defense Secretary Hegseth’s broker sought multimillion-dollar investment in defense contractor ETF weeks before the Iran war began, Financial Times reports.
Iranian drone strikes fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels off Dubai, setting it ablaze.
Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s power grid, oil wells, and water supply unless a deal is reached “shortly,” as Gulf allies push for ground invasion.
Pakistan will host U.S.-Iran talks as Iran declares homes of American and Israeli officials in the Middle East legitimate military targets.
Pentagon prepares ground raids in Iran as 2,500 Marines arrive in the region, with plans including possible seizure of Kharg Island oil hub.
Third “No Kings” protests draw an estimated 8 million people to 3,300 events worldwide, with 200,000 rallying at Minnesota’s Capitol where Springsteen performed.
Houthis launch two missile attacks on Israel on day 30, opening a new front as Iranian strikes wound 15 more U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
Trump tells Saudi investment forum the U.S. has Iran “on the run,” warns Cuba is “next,” and says Saudi crown prince “didn’t think he would be kissing my ass.”
Elon Musk joined Trump’s phone call with India’s Modi about the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials confirm.
Rubio accuses Zelenskyy of lying about U.S. position on Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas, saying Washington relayed Russia’s demands but isn’t advocating for them.
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear production plants as Iranian missile attack wounds 10 U.S. troops and damages aircraft at Saudi base one month into war.
Images show U.S. land mines scattered near residential areas in southern Iran, the first American use of the weapons in over two decades.
Trump again delays threatened strike on Iran’s energy plants, pushing deadline to April 6 after Wall Street posts worst day of the war.
EPA waives summer restrictions on higher ethanol gasoline blend to ease prices as the Iran war disrupts global oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz.
Hegseth prays for “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy” at Pentagon Christian worship service on day 27 of the Iran war.
Iran rejects Trump’s 15-point ceasefire plan and issues counterproposal demanding war reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz on day 27.
Army judge orders prosecutors to search for any U.S. government evidence linking Iran to the 2000 USS Cole bombing after Trump claimed Tehran was “probably involved.”
Trump offers Iran a 15-point ceasefire plan through Pakistani intermediaries while deploying 1,000 troops from the Army’s emergency response force to the Middle East.
Trump extends Iran strike deadline five days and claims a deal is close, but every senior Iranian official denies any negotiations are underway.
UN Ambassador Waltz calls Iran’s power plants valid military targets as Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum clock runs and Israel launches wide-scale strikes.
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to “obliterate” its power plants as missiles injure dozens near site believed to house Israel’s nuclear weapons.
Trump calls NATO allies “cowards” for not reopening the Strait of Hormuz, one day after seven nations offered to help do exactly that.
Trump says he is considering “winding down” the Iran war after oil tops $112 and the S&P 500 closes its fourth straight losing week.
