This timeline tracks the US Israel Iran conflict from its opening strike through the June ceasefire, its July collapse and re-escalation, and the fragile new Doha truce, day by day.
Fact-based analysis of Day 162 (Saturday, August 8, 2026): Supreme National Security Council releases 5 demands, White House rejection, and 53 vessels redirected under US naval blockade.
Fact-based analysis of Week 23 (August 1 to August 7, 2026): Omani transit negotiations, depleted THAAD stockpiles, and ADNOC tanker missile strikes.
Comprehensive day-by-day analysis of Week 22 (Days 148-154): missile exchanges, joint US-Saudi strikes, drone intercepts, and Camp David strategy sessions.
Iran's promised barrage lands, then mediators convene indirect talks in Doha that produce a draft framework by week's end. Day-by-day tracking of the resumed war.
After 27 days of ceasefire, an Israeli strike on an Iranian missile facility collapses the June Memorandum of Understanding. Day-by-day tracking resumes here.
Why pipelines and railways cannot replace the Strait of Hormuz: An analysis of the thermodynamic and geopolitical bottlenecks of the 2026 shipping crisis.
Week 16 of the conflict: Historic peace deal scheduled to be signed. Strait of Hormuz to open immediately, while Israel convenes emergency session.
Week 15 of the conflict: Sharp Gulf escalation with ballistic missile volleys and fraying frontlines in Lebanon.
Week 14 of the conflict: Defense summit warnings and severe escalation in Lebanon create a tense deadlock.
Week 13 of the conflict: President Trump announces a peace deal is largely negotiated as the Strait of Hormuz prepares to reopen.
Week 12 of the conflict: The world watches for the 24 hour decision from the White House as the direct war with Iran enters a renewal phase.
Week 11 of the conflict: The region enters a state of suspended animation as a Qatari LNG tanker tests the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
Week 10 of the conflict: The U.S. Navy begins 'Operation Project Freedom' escorts in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's oil storage reaches a catastrophic breaking point.
The ninth week of the conflict: Trump cancels the Islamabad Summit, the US blockade goes global, and the Lebanon ceasefire begins to fray.
The eighth week of the conflict: Iran re-closes the Strait of Hormuz, direct fire resumes on commercial vessels, and Trump issues a final April 22 nuclear deadline.
The seventh week of the conflict: Historic face-to-face talks begin in Islamabad, the US military commences mine-clearing in the Strait of Hormuz, and regional tensions remain at a breaking point.
The sixth week of the conflict: Trump issues a final 48-hour ultimatum, the first US fighter jet is downed inside Iran, and the April 6 energy deadline looms.
The inside story of the 48-hour mission to rescue a US Weapons Officer in Iran, resulting in the deliberate destruction of 8 advanced aircraft.
The fifth week of the conflict: Strikes on Iranian nuclear processing sites, shifting deadlines, and mounting humanitarian toll.
The fourth week of the conflict: Strikes on Natanz nuclear facility, diplomatic maneuvers, and environmental fallout.
The third week of the conflict: Energy wars, decapitation strikes, and the global fuel crisis.
The second week of the conflict: Naval mines in the Strait, asymmetric strikes, and the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei.
The first week of the US-Israel-Iran conflict: Operation Epic Fury, the death of Khamenei, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.