Iran Conflict Tracker

Escalating US preparations signal weeks-long ground ops, including potential Kharg Island seizure for oil leverage—not a full invasion, but flexible...

Trump weighs bold military op to extract Iran's enriched uranium and halt its weapons push.

Key elements:

• Targets: Nearly 1,000 pounds at Isfahan...

Iran employs a scattered, asymmetric offensive using sustained low-cost drone and missile swarms to counter US-Israel superiority. Operation True...

Escalating trend: Iran's strikes hammer GCC infrastructure, forcing alignment debates.

• 83% of attacks target GCC (UAE: 2,187 strikes, 8 killed;...

Key developments in the intensifying conflict:

• US/Israel strikes damage Iranian missile sites; Iran retaliates with missiles/drones.
• US buildup...

Official buildup signals escalation readiness, with over 50,000 US troops now deployed—up 10,000 from normal via 2,500 Marines, 2,500 sailors, and...

Zelenskyy's intel exposes Moscow's covert surveillance boost to Tehran:

• Russia photographed Diego Garcia (UK-US base) "in Iran's interests"...

• Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general, questioned on Iran's nuclear program state post-US-Israeli bombardment this past month and last June
• Focus:...

Major high-level loss: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Tehran on first day of strikes, succeeded by son Mojtaba.

• IDF launches widespread strikes on...

Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies attacks on Israel's Lebanon border amid US-Iran war:

• Coordinated assault hit Dado Base, troops, and sites on March...

Key trend signals from Iran war fallout:

• Brent crude at $106, up over 40% from $72 pre-war; spiked to $120 before easing to $100.
• Strait...

• Pakistan's key role: Hosting first direct/indirect talks since Feb. 28 war start; relayed US 15-point plan demanding nuclear dismantlement, missile...

Trump is fighting two wars with Iran and needs to win both decisively. The Economist frames this as central to the conflict ravaging the Middle East.

Iran just needs to survive a US war to win strategically, triggering global oil market shocks, weakened US alliances and influence, and nuclear escalation risks that reshape Middle East power for decades.

• Surface strength: Despite U.S./Israeli strikes, regime staged 850+ pro-government rallies and detained 1,400+ opponents, showing resilience per...

Iran's military strategy has pivoted from proxy forward defense—using non-state actors for influence, now sparking direct US conflict—to unbridled...

Houthis enter fray with Israel strikes, firing ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at military sites; Israel intercepted most. Vow...

Resource Strain Hits Hard: US fired over 850 Tomahawks at Iran—9x annual procurement of ~90—with inventory at ~3,100.

Targeting Iran's Core Threats:...

Iran's barrage on UAE, Saudi, Oman, and Kuwait—hitting US bases and Dubai's hub—shatters de-escalation pacts, exposing base-hosting risks.

Gulf...

Israel's strike on IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri—linked to Strait of Hormuz threats—sparks U.S. warnings of Iran-backed proxy strikes.

• Proxy...