Timeline

US deploys 50,000 troops to Persian Gulf; Trump pledges continued strikes without defined objectives

IAEA unable to access Iranian nuclear facilities; enriched uranium stockpile status unknown

Iran launches 174+ ballistic missiles and 541 drones at US bases across 8 countries; 3 US soldiers killed

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping; 20% of global oil supply disrupted

Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli airstrike; Iran nuclear command chain disrupted

US-Israeli strikes hit nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz; damage extent unknown

Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion: over 1,000 targets struck across 24 Iranian provinces

Geneva nuclear negotiations collapse after US demands complete enrichment halt

Continued escalation in regional proxy conflict

Critical infrastructure targeted in coordinated cyber campaign