War in Iran

Daily coverage of the conflict in Iran — protests, sanctions, diplomacy and human rights.

Full US Blockade, Tehran Counter-Threatens: The Diplomatic Countdown Begins

The US naval blockade of Iranian ports is fully operational. Washington says it's optimistic about a deal, but Tehran threatens to paralyze the Red Sea while Pakistan works overtime as mediator.

Full US Blockade, Tehran Counter-Threatens: The Diplomatic Countdown Begins

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Hormuz Blockade: Race Against the Clock Before Ceasefire Expires

Hormuz Blockade Day 2: Tehran Cries Piracy as Crude Nears $105

Hormuz Blockade: Trump Goes on the Offensive After Islamabad Talks Collapse

Islamabad Without a Deal: Vance Heads Home Empty-Handed, Strait Remains a War Zone

Islamabad, Day One: Vance Faces Araghchi to Save the Ceasefire

Islamabad on Edge: The Fate of the Iran-US Ceasefire Hangs on This Weekend's Talks

Fragile Truce: Washington and Tehran Agree on a Two-Week Ceasefire

Day 40: Two-Week Ceasefire — Iran Reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Day 39: Strikes on Kharg Island as Trump's Ultimatum Reaches Zero Hour

Hormuz Ultimatum: Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Reopen Strait

Day 37 — Pilot Rescued, Tehran Rejects Trump's Strait of Hormuz Ultimatum

Day 36 — Two US Warplanes Downed, Tehran Strikes Gulf Refineries

Bridge Destroyed in Karaj, Desalination Plant Hit in Kuwait — Iran Vows Massive Retaliation

Trump Vows to 'Finish the Job' in Iran — IRGC Threatens 18 US Tech Giants

Day 33: IRGC Threatens 18 US Tech Giants, Oil Tanker Hit Off Qatar

Day 32: Trump Threatens to Annihilate Iran's Energy Infrastructure

Day 31: Islamabad Steps Up as Mediator, Trump 'Pretty Sure' of Deal

Day 30: Hormuz Ultimatum as Islamabad Seeks Diplomacy

Day 29: Houthis Enter the War, Conflict Expands Beyond Iran

Day 27: Trump Delays Energy Strikes on Iran, Rubio Faces Cold Reception at G7

Day 27: Iran Rejects US Peace Plan as GCC Holds Emergency Summit in Riyadh

Day 26: Washington Deploys 82nd Airborne as Pakistan Relays Peace Plan to Tehran

Day 25: Iran Rejects Trump's 'Fake' Peace Talks as Missiles Strike Tel Aviv

Day 24: Trump Delays Power Plant Strikes by Five Days After 'Productive' Talks

Day 23: Trump Threatens to Obliterate Iran's Power Plants, Tehran Vows Total Energy Retaliation

Day 22: Natanz struck, Iran fires on Diego Garcia as oil tops $110

Day 21: Nowruz under fire, Trump hints at winding down

Day 20: Qatar expels Iran, Trump threatens to level South Pars

Day 19: Israel strikes South Pars, Iran retaliates on Qatar

Day 18: Larijani assassinated, Minab school massacre shocks the world

Day 17: Dubai paralyzed, Iran rejects ceasefire

Day 16: Isfahan struck, Strait of Hormuz at the heart of the storm

Iran, Day 15: U.S. Strikes Kharg Island as IRGC Threatens Gulf Ports

Iran, Day 14: Explosion at Tehran Rally, Qatar Halts LNG Production

Iran, Day 13: Mojtaba Khamenei Vows to Keep Hormuz Closed, IEA Releases 400 Million Barrels

Iran, Day 12: Joint Iran-Hezbollah Attack on Israel, Ships Struck in Strait of Hormuz

Iran, Day 11: Washington Promises 'Most Intense Strikes' as Tehran Refuses Ceasefire

Iran, Day 10: Mojtaba Khamenei Named Supreme Leader as Tehran Burns

War on Iran, Day 9: Tehran Under Fire as Khamenei's Successor Chosen in Secret