Iran Conflict Tracker

How can US-Iran peace talks near a deal while drones target ships?

• Military flare-up: Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones at commercial...

• Renewed airstrikes and missile attacks mark intensified Iran-US fighting across the Middle East
• Iran reports strikes on US military targets while...

Oil markets reflect conflicting signals with prices stabilizing around $89-90 per barrel, balancing hopes for diplomatic resolution against gradual adjustments to new supply realities.

The Pentagon has outlined US military plans for Iran following President Trump's new directives, with Secretary Pete Hegseth detailing the strategy.

Rapid military escalation unfolded in days:

• Iran downed a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, triggering initial US retaliation...

Do Trump's mixed messages and Pakistan's bold claim signal real progress or more posturing?

• Optimism: Trump predicts a “great settlement” reopening...

Iran’s “accidental” president has survived the war with surprising resilience, yet faces mounting domestic pressure as an interim ceasefire deal with...

Oil markets swung wildly on Thursday as Trump first threatened to seize Iran's Kharg Island, then abruptly called off strikes and declared a deal...

Markets reacted sharply to Iranian reports of a draft agreement, with oil falling and stocks rising as Trump floated a possible weekend deal.

• US...

• Public opinion: Fifty percent of voters favor diplomacy over military action against Iran.
• Trump's approach: His posture toward Iran and Israel is...

Iran's brief round of fighting with Israel marked the peak of its attempt to impose a new equation of direct response, leaving Israel sidelined in the broader US-Iran war of attrition.

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes has triggered immediate G7 attention on energy security.

• Military escalation: Tehran...

Analyst Hassan Ahmadian frames Trump's latest deal announcement as capitulation after hitting Iran's resistance, with repeated threats followed by...

• Red lines intact: Iran stood firm on asset unfreezing and Lebanon ceasefire, forcing Trump to drop new demands
• Nuclear stockpile unresolved: Deal...

Trump declared a peace deal approved by Iran's top leaders, canceling US strikes and listing support from Israel and Arab states.

• Israel's response:...

• Multiple intermediaries are complicating US-Iran negotiations, keeping a deal elusive despite Trump's claims they are close
• Israel views the...

• Economic strain: Triple-digit food inflation, business closures, and rial losing over half its value have left Iranians struggling to afford...

Iran's inability to export oil has filled onshore storage and forced use of dozens of tankers off Kharg Island, loosening its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and reducing threats to global oil transit.

A U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding is likely to be signed early next week, launching 60 days of talks toward a broader agreement.

Iranian...

The US-Iran conflict is prompting Saudi Arabia to recalibrate alliances and defense priorities.

• Freeman's view: Saudi Arabia balances US ties...