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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Trump says hasn’t decided on major Iran strikes, Tehran getting ‘serious’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Saudi-led coalition says it hit Houthi targets in Yemen, as US continues to bomb Islamic Republic targets and Iran retaliates with strikes across the region
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 22, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
July 24, 2026, 11:05 am
Iran said to threaten Israel, reject US ceasefire proposal passed along by Iraqi PM
US attacks Iranian military targets in 13th night of strikes; Iran retaliates in Bahrain, says also attacked in Jordan; Iranian officials say escalation would mean hitting Tel Aviv
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Satellite image shows smoke rising from Subiya Power and Water Desalination Plant, in Subiya Kuwait, July 18, 2026, after an Iranian attack, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on July 21, 2026. (CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS/Handout via REUTERS)
July 21, 2026, 6:09 pm
Kuwait says Iran hit power and water plants, as Tehran steps up attacks across region
Jordan, Bahrain also report heavy bombardment; US said to assess continued strikes unlikely to change Iran’s position in talks; Iranian FM says he has never met new supreme leader
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Footage released July 15, 2026, by US Central Command shows aircraft and precision munitions launched against Iranian military targets. (Screenshots/CENTCOM via X)
July 16, 2026, 1:26 pm
US expands strikes into Tehran area as Iran threatens to ‘resist until the end’
American attacks reported across northern provinces, US fires on Iranian tanker headed for Kharg island; Iran responds with missile and drone fire on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A still image taken from footage released by US Central Command on July 15, 2026, shows a US strike on an Iranian military target. (CENTCOM via X)
July 15, 2026, 4:51 pm
US launches waves of strikes on Iran throughout Wednesday, as IRGC threatens energy exports
CENTCOM says it targeted capabilities used to attack shipping in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran vows ‘decisive response’ after military personnel killed in overnight attacks
By Agencies
Damage from an Iranian attack on a residential building in Manama, Bahrain, June 28, 2026. (Bahrain Police Media)
June 28, 2026, 4:43 pm
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes, threatens to end negotiations
FM Araghchi cites Hormuz ‘arrangements’ as reason for tension; Bahrain says residential building in capital damaged, nobody killed; Qatar says one of its citizens killed in separate strike; Trump: Iran violated truce with ship attack
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Cars drive past a billboard that declares 'Bahrain is safe' in the Gulf state's capital Manama on June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
June 27, 2026, 3:15 pm
Iran fires drones at Bahrain, oil tanker hit in Hormuz as clashes test deal
IRGC says it targeted ‘US terrorist army’ in response to overnight strikes following Iranian attack on ship that tried to leave strait; Bahrain: Iran ‘sabotaging peace efforts’
By Agencies
An undated handout photo provided by the US Navy shows the front walk-in entrance of the US Naval Support Activity in Bahrain near Manama. (US Naval Support Activity / AFP)
June 26, 2026, 11:11 am
US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report
WSJ says Iran’s retaliatory strikes did greater damage to the Middle East’s only US Navy base, in Bahrain, than the Pentagon has acknowledged
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026 (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
June 10, 2026, 5:21 pm
Trump: US will be attacking Iran again Wednesday; ‘they keep playing us for suckers’
US president says Tehran taking too long to negotiate deal, ‘now they’ll have to pay the price!’; Iran says American strikes in south damaged water supply for thousands
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
A man walks away after watching as a black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026, following Iranian strikes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
June 7, 2026, 9:53 am
US considering using Iranian funds to help Gulf states rebuild, source says
US Treasury said preparing to assess damage inflicted by Iran; move could complicate peace talks, which have faltered on release of frozen Iranian funds
By David Lawder, Eman Abouhassira and Ahmed Elimam
US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House , May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
May 25, 2026, 5:36 pm
Trump says ‘mandatory’ for Muslim nations involved in Iran deal to join Abraham Accords
US president urges Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to normalize ties with Israel; Saudi source says not without ‘irreversible pathway’ to Palestinian state
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Women hold Iranian flags for a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
May 9, 2026, 8:26 pm
Iran keeps US waiting for its response to latest proposal after flare-ups in fighting
Tehran claims it has ‘suspicions about motivation and seriousness’ of Washington as Pakistan insists diplomacy is ongoing; UK sends warship to Hormuz ahead of potential naval mission
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Smoke rises following strikes on Tehran on April 7, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
April 7, 2026, 3:53 pm
US, IDF strikes hit Iranian rail and Kharg Island; Israel faces ongoing missile attacks
2 lightly hurt in Hezbollah rocket attacks on north, while Iran’s cluster munitions cause damage in the country’s center; Israel checking reports Tehran synagogue hit by strike
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Smoke is seen over the Neot Hovav Industrial zone in southern Israel after an Iranian missile attack on April 5, 2026. (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 5, 2026, 4:55 pm
Iran hits Israeli industrial zone for third time, strikes critical energy infrastructure across Gulf
IDF investigating failure to intercept projectile that struck Neot Hovav, home to a toxic waste dump, causing damage but no injuries; regime targets civilian facilities in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
This image released by Bahrain's Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma'ameer, Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP, File)
April 3, 2026, 10:11 pm
Bahrain cracks down on dissent as Iran war reignites Sunni-Shiite unrest in kingdom
Relatives of man who died in detention during Iran war says his body showed signs of torture, as Sunni-led Gulf state seeks to maintain control over Shiite-majority population
By AP
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
April 2, 2026, 2:00 pm
UK to gather more than 30 countries to discuss methods of reopening Strait of Hormuz
Starmer says talks to assess ‘all viable diplomatic and political measures’ to restore waterway’s use; US not participating; Bahrain’s Hormuz resolution runs into fresh obstacles at UN
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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