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Coverage timeline for “iran retaliation ceasefire strikes”

Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Iran and U.S. exchange fire in Strait of HormuzAxios•9:21 PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- UAE Secretly Carried Out Attacks On Iran, Making It An Active CombatantZeroHedge•9:45 AM
- Saudi Arabia Secretly Launched Attacks On Iran At Height Of Epic FuryZeroHedge•10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of HormuzAP•6:23 AM
- Trump held meeting on Iran war plans after pausing attackAxios•5:46 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Iranian Leader Calls For Muslim Unity, Says 'Death To America' Will Become Common SloganZeroHedge•1:30 PM
- Live Updates: Iran accuses U.S. of "grave violation" of ceasefire as Trump seeks "good deal or no deal" - CBS NewsGoogle News•2:08 PM
- Live Updates: Iran accuses U.S. of "grave violation" of ceasefire as Trump seeks "good deal or no deal" - CBS NewsGoogle News•2:51 PM
- Live updates: Iran deal progress is murky after US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes - AP NewsGoogle News•5:59 PM
- Iran vows retaliation after U.S. strikes, but ceasefire appears to hold for nowCBS News•11:37 PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Oil surges after Iran targets US airbase in retaliation - ReutersGoogle News•11:34 PM
Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Futures Fall, Oil Rises As Mideast Violence Flares Up ZeroHedge•12:14 PM
Friday, May 29, 2026
- With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his warAP•6:23 AM
- Iran Clarifies Deal 'Not Finalized' Amid Lack Of Trust, Warns US-Gulf Of 'Utter Ruin' If War ResumesZeroHedge•1:00 PM
Saturday, May 30, 2026
- Israeli strikes reportedly pound near Crusader-built castle in LebanonAP•2:53 PM
Monday, June 1, 2026
- Futures Rise Despite Oil Bounce, As Nvidia Keeps AI Euphoria GoingZeroHedge•12:25 PM
- Trump reins in Netanyahu over Lebanon after Iran threatens to quit talksAxios•7:02 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
- Futures Drop, Yields And Oil Rise On Latest Middle East HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:24 PM
- Major Iranian Attack On Kuwait International Airport Leaves One Dead, 63 InjuredZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Sunday, June 7, 2026
- Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran responseAxios•3:01 PM
Monday, June 8, 2026
- Israel strikes Iran military targets after Iranian missile attackAxios•1:57 AM
- 6/7: CBS Weekend NewsCBS News•2:38 AM
- Trump calls on Israel and Iran to "immediately stop shooting" as ceasefire fraysAxios•11:02 AM
- Futures Rebound, Oil Pares Gain After Iran Declares End To Military OperationsZeroHedge•12:34 PM
- Israel Pauses Iran Strikes At Trump's Request To 'Stop Shooting' - But Warns 'Full Intensity' Lebanon Ops To PersistZeroHedge•12:35 PM
- Ceased Ceasefire?ZeroHedge•1:49 PM
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
- Trump Insists US In 'Final Throes' Of Iran Deal; Death Toll Soars As Israel Pounds South LebanonZeroHedge•1:05 PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- Iran strikes Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for US attacks in Hormuz - Al JazeeraGoogle News•3:22 AM
- US launches airstrikes on Iran after blaming Tehran for helicopter crash, prompting retaliationAP•5:53 AM
- Former MI6 Spy Alastair Crooke: Iran Takes Its Chances With WarZeroHedge•7:30 AM
- After Heavy Missile Exchange, Trump Mocks Iran's 'Total Mess' Of A Military As Tehran 'Reviews' Diplomacy With USZeroHedge•11:45 AM
- Futures Slide Amid Renewed Tech Selling, Geopolitical Chaos Ahead Of Key CPI PrintZeroHedge•12:21 PM
- PeacefireZeroHedge•2:50 PM
Thursday, June 11, 2026
- US Attack Renders Ceasefire 'Meaningless', Iran Says, As US Forces Disable Third Tanker This WeekZeroHedge•11:45 AM
- Futures Rise, Oil Drops As US Ends Iran StrikesZeroHedge•12:19 PM
Monday, June 15, 2026
- Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized landAP•8:53 AM
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Lebanese on the edge of Israel’s occupation live with fear and rising tensionsAP•6:23 AM
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- Trump justifies strikes on Iran amid ceasefireAl Jazeera•12:16 AM
- U.S. Strikes Iran in Retaliation for Attack on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz - The New York TimesGoogle News•1:36 AM
- U.S. launches fresh strikes in retaliation for Iranian attack on tankerAxios•10:02 PM
Sunday, June 28, 2026
- The Shooting In The Strait Ain't Over, But...ZeroHedge•3:20 AM
- Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – Middle East crisis liveThe Guardian — World•8:46 AM
- U.S.-Iran ceasefire could go up in flamesAxios•1:59 PM
- Araghchi Visits Soleimani Assassination Site, Issues Fresh Warning Over US Moves In HormuzZeroHedge•3:40 PM
Monday, June 29, 2026
- Futures Rise As Dip-Buyers Lift Tech StocksZeroHedge•12:48 PM
- Str-Eye-ke For A Str-Eye-keZeroHedge•2:00 PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
- U.S. strikes Iran after attacks on vessels in Strait of HormuzAxios•9:41 PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- Futures Slide, Oil Jumps After Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire OverZeroHedge•12:32 PM
- Oil jumps after Trump's Iran ceasefire commentsAxios•12:54 PM
- From "unconditional surrender" to "over": Trump's shifting Iran rhetoricAxios•5:50 PM
Thursday, July 9, 2026
- Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Markets Ignore Latest Middle East AirstrikesZeroHedge•12:26 PM
- Return To War: Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles At Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, After US Struck 170 Iranian TargetsZeroHedge•12:45 PM
- In Exchange of Strikes With Iran, U.S. Lands Most of the Blows - The New York TimesGoogle News•6:50 PM
- How Strait of Hormuz dispute led to latest US-Iran cycle of fighting - Al JazeeraGoogle News•9:41 PM
- How the US-Iran ceasefire and MOU broke down -- a timelineABC News•11:36 PM
Friday, July 10, 2026
- U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal - NPRGoogle News•6:12 AM
- U.S.-Iran Latest: Tehran seeks regional support as mediators push to keep talks going after intense flare-up - CBS NewsGoogle News•1:46 PM
- U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacksAxios•9:15 PM
Monday, July 13, 2026
- Futures Slide, Oil Surges As Iran War Returns, Chip Stocks Tumble As Korea, SK Hynix CrashZeroHedge•12:48 PM
Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Kuwait Pounded By Iranian Barrage As Oil And Desalination Plants Come Under AttackZeroHedge•12:45 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out warAxios•1:32 AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Trump vows to hit an Iranian bridge or power plant for every ship Iran attacksAxios•1:36 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026
- Trump Losing Patience, In 'Revenge Mode' After 13th Consecutive Night Of US Strikes On IranZeroHedge•12:40 PM
Saturday, July 25, 2026
- US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts ZeroHedge•12:45 PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- The 'Southern Front' Of The Ukrainian Conflict Is Heating UpZeroHedge•6:00 AM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
- McGlinchey: Trump's Damage To US Diplomacy Could Last A GenerationZeroHedge•3:20 AM
Sunday, August 30, 2026
- 'No End In Sight': Democrats Make Trump Foreign Policy A Central Issue After 6-Months Of Iran WarZeroHedge•7:10 PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Iran’s President Offers To ‘Reciprocate’ If U.S. Returns To June Interim Peace Deal - ForbesGoogle News•10:40 AM
- Iran is again talking peace after Trump's warning of retaliation, consequences - Fox NewsGoogle News•11:02 AM

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