Iran suspends talks with the U.S. and opens a new front through Houthi allies, while Trump says negotiations continue at a rapid pace.
The U.S. military has quietly guided about 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in three weeks, most running dark to dodge Iranian attack.
Trump sends a third round of edits to the Iran ceasefire deal, demanding Tehran destroy its enriched uranium and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. fires a missile into a cargo ship breaking the Iran blockade a day after Trump said he would lift it.
Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses war-driven gas costs as ‘less than $200’ per family as analysts peg the real hit far higher.
Trump says he will lift the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and lays out deal terms that Iran calls false.
U.S. and Iran reach tentative 60-day ceasefire extension pending Trump’s approval as the two sides keep trading strikes.
U.S. strikes Iran again during purported ceasefire, prompting Iranian retaliation against an American air base.
Iran says U.S. strikes during ceasefire killed four navy sailors as Qatar peace talks enter detail phase.
U.S. launches ‘self-defense’ strikes on Iran missile sites and mine-laying boats during ceasefire as Qatar peace talks continue.
Trump administration says Iran agreed in principle to dispose of highly enriched uranium under framework reopening Strait of Hormuz.
Trump claims peace deal ‘largely negotiated’ as Iran excludes nuclear program from initial framework and disputes Strait of Hormuz reopening.
National intelligence chief Gabbard resigns citing husband’s bone cancer, after months of exclusion from Iran war debates and the Maduro capture operation.
Trump administration prepares fresh Iran strikes as military and intelligence officials cancel Memorial Day plans and recall rosters activated overseas.
Trump says he’ll “try” to make Don Jr.’s Bahamas wedding this weekend, citing Iran war days after claiming the conflict was in “final stages.”
Speaker Johnson pulls Iran war powers vote rather than lose first congressional rebuke of Trump’s war to GOP defections.
Iran reviews latest U.S. peace proposal as Trump says he is willing to wait “a couple of days” before resuming strikes.
Trump ‘in no hurry’ to end Iran war as Revolutionary Guard threatens to attack beyond the Middle East if strikes resume.
Cassidy flips and joins Collins, Murkowski, Paul to advance Senate Iran war powers resolution 50-47, three days after Trump declared his career “OVER.”
Commodity Futures Trading Commission probes $800 million in suspicious oil futures trades placed minutes before Trump’s March 23 social media post postponing Iran strikes.
Pentagon inspector general opens self-initiated evaluation of SOUTHCOM boat attacks that killed 190+ people across nearly 60 vessels since September.
Trump says he was ‘an hour away’ from striking Iran Monday and tells reporters he doesn’t have ‘enough time’ to keep explaining war.
Trump calls off Tuesday strike on Iran at Gulf Arab states’ request, latest deadline he set then walked back.
Drone strike on UAE nuclear plant perimeter briefly forces reactor onto emergency diesel, first attack on facility since Iran war began.
Trump fires off 28 Truth Social posts in two hours including AI video of him destroying Iranian jet, days after 55-post overnight spree.
USS Gerald R. Ford returns from longest carrier deployment in 50 years that spanned Maduro capture and Iran war.
Iran unveils plan to charge tolls for Strait of Hormuz passage and bar U.S. operation as blockade enters second month.
Energy Secretary Wright predicts Strait of Hormuz reopens “this summer at the latest,” threatens U.S. military will force it open if Iran refuses a deal.
Trump claims U.S. controls Strait of Hormuz and “wiped out” Iran’s military as Iran’s foreign minister calls Tehran the war’s “victor.”
House war powers resolution to end Iran conflict dies on 212-212 tie vote, third defeat in the chamber since the war began, with three Republicans crossing over.
Trump and Xi agree at Beijing summit that Strait of Hormuz must remain open as Rubio insists U.S. is not seeking China’s help.
Unidentified attackers seize ship off UAE coast and head for Iranian waters as rival U.S. and Iranian blockades enter day 75.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s sanctions against UN expert on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, finding likely First Amendment violation over her criticism of Israel.
Three Republicans join Democrats in seventh failed Senate attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski flipping after past opposition.
Xi warns Trump that US missteps on Taiwan could push the two countries into ‘conflict’ on first US presidential visit to China since 2017.
Iran names war reparations and Hormuz sovereignty among preconditions for peace 75 days into war, rejecting US proposal as “demand for surrender.”
Trump departs for Beijing summit with Xi while downplaying Iran war differences and renewing threat to decimate Tehran.
Iran war cost hits $29 billion as inflation reaches highest level since 2023 and gas remains up 50% since war began.
Trump rejects Iran’s reply to peace proposal as “garbage” and says ceasefire is on life support, days before asking Xi to pressure Iran.
Energy Secretary Wright says Trump administration is open to suspending federal gas tax as prices hit $4.52, up 50% since Iran war.
Trump rejects Iran’s peace counter-proposal as drone attacks hit four countries, fraying month-old ceasefire.
Trump posts AI-generated image showing 159 Iranian warships sunk under his presidency versus intact under Obama and Biden, while awaiting Iran’s peace proposal response.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to attack US bases if Iranian tankers are hit, day after US fighter jet disables two tankers in Gulf of Oman.
US military strikes third boat in five days in eastern Pacific, killing two and leaving one survivor.
US Navy disables two empty Iranian tankers approaching Iranian port as Tehran weighs US interim deal proposal.
Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican to repair ties after Trump’s repeated attacks over Iran war and immigration.
US strikes Iran after Iran attacks three Navy destroyers in Strait of Hormuz, with Trump calling retaliation “a love tap.”
Iranian strikes damage 228 buildings and equipment at 15 US military bases since February, far more than officials disclosed, after US asked commercial satellite firms to withhold imagery.
Iran reviews one-page US peace memorandum to end 69-day war as Tehran lawmakers mock proposal as “wish-list.”
Rubio unveils joint UN Security Council resolution with Gulf allies threatening Iran with sanctions over Strait of Hormuz attacks.