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Operation Epic Fury
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Five-day clock starts as Trump suspends Iran energy strikes pending contested diplomacy
Trump delays US strikes on Iranian power plants for five days citing talks via Kushner and Witkoff. Tehran denies negotiations as global energy crisis deepens.
March 23, 2026
Netanyahu calls on European leaders to join Iran campaign after long-range missile attack on Diego Garcia base
Netanyahu urges European leaders to join the US-Israel campaign against Iran after Tehran's failed ballistic missile attack on the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean.
March 22, 2026
Trump threatens to obliterate Iran power plants unless Strait of Hormuz fully reopens within 48 hours
Trump threatens to obliterate Iran's power plants within 48 hours if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, as Iranian missiles strike Dimona, Arad, and Diego Garcia.
March 22, 2026
Trump hints at Iran war exit as Natanz is struck again and Israel threatens surge in attacks
Trump signals US may wind down Iran war but deploys more Marines, lifts oil sanctions and Natanz nuclear site is struck again on day 21.
March 21, 2026
US Marines deployment to Strait of Hormuz signals potential shift to ground operations in Iran conflict
The US is deploying two Marine Expeditionary Units and amphibious assault ships to the Persian Gulf as Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed, driving oil prices above $112.
March 21, 2026
Trump warns Israel against repeat energy strikes on Iran as Gulf states burn and global markets reel
Trump warned Israel to halt Iran energy strikes after South Pars attack. Iran retaliated across the Gulf, halting Qatar LNG output and spiking global oil and gas prices.
March 20, 2026
Fire forces USS Gerald R. Ford out of Red Sea on day 18 of US war with Iran
USS Gerald R. Ford exits Red Sea combat operations for Souda Bay, Crete after a non-combat fire displaced 600 sailors on day 18 of the US war with Iran.
March 18, 2026
Iran war: Larijani dead, supreme leader demands US and Israel brought to their knees
Israel killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani on 17 March. Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejected ceasefire proposals from intermediary nations.
March 18, 2026
White House says Iran war ending soon. Tehran says it never asked for a ceasefire
Trump threatens more Kharg Island strikes as US officials predict weeks to war's end. Iran rejects talks and vows to outlast the US-Israel campaign.
March 16, 2026
Trump calls on oil-importing nations to take shared responsibility for Strait of Hormuz security as global shipping crisis deepens
Trump calls on China, Japan, South Korea, France, and UK to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran war keeps global oil shipping at a standstill.
March 15, 2026