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Coverage timeline for “tehran trump iran retaliation”

Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Trump Paused Project Freedom After Gulf Allies Reportedly Suspended Base, Airspace AccessZeroHedge•12:20 PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- 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
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei frames war with US, Israel as ‘jihad,’ analyst says - Fox NewsGoogle News•7:37 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Pentagon, Intelligence Community Preparing For Renewed Strikes On Iran This Weekend: CBSZeroHedge•2:30 PM
Sunday, May 24, 2026
- Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as US cites progressAP•12:53 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Iranian Leader Calls For Muslim Unity, Says 'Death To America' Will Become Common SloganZeroHedge•1:30 PM
- Iran vows retaliation after U.S. strikes, but ceasefire appears to hold for nowCBS News•11:37 PM
Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Iran Targets US Base In Kuwait With Missile & Drones - Gulf Allies Denounce 'Terrorist Attacks'ZeroHedge•12:00 PM
- Futures Fall, Oil Rises As Mideast Violence Flares Up ZeroHedge•12:14 PM
Friday, May 29, 2026
- Iran Clarifies Deal 'Not Finalized' Amid Lack Of Trust, Warns US-Gulf Of 'Utter Ruin' If War ResumesZeroHedge•1:00 PM
Monday, June 1, 2026
- Futures Rise Despite Oil Bounce, As Nvidia Keeps AI Euphoria GoingZeroHedge•12:25 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
- Bessent Examining Use Of Frozen Iranian Assets To Help Gulf Countries RebuildZeroHedge•6:35 PM
Monday, June 8, 2026
- Israel strikes Iran military targets after Iranian missile attackAxios•1:57 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
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
- 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
- Trump and Iran trade new threats after strikes exchangedBBC•12:07 PM
- 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
- Bessent Pulls Trigger On Using Frozen Funds To Reimburse Gulf Allies: 'Iran Will Pay'ZeroHedge•2:00 PM
Friday, June 12, 2026
- 'US-Iran Deal Is Near' Narrative Returns, But Tehran Refuses To Surrender Hormuz LeverageZeroHedge•11:45 AM
Saturday, June 13, 2026
- Trump to discuss Strait of Hormuz demining efforts at G7 as confidence grows for Iran war dealAP•2:53 PM
Monday, June 15, 2026
- A history of Iran’s nuclear program and tensions with the US as an interim deal is reachedAP•6:23 AM
- Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized landAP•8:53 AM
Sunday, June 21, 2026
- Windward Says "Zero AIS Transits" On Hormuz ChokepointZeroHedge•1:20 PM
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- U.S. Strikes Iran in Retaliation for Attack on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz - The New York TimesGoogle News•1:36 AM
Monday, June 29, 2026
- US & Iran Set For New Talks, Trump Says, Hours After Tehran Denied Plans Due To Days Of Hormuz AttacksZeroHedge•12:05 PM
Friday, July 3, 2026
- Saudi Delegation Makes Unexpected Appearance In Tehran For Start Of Ayatollah's FuneralZeroHedge•4:50 PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- Oil jumps after Trump's Iran ceasefire commentsAxios•12:54 PM
- Trump says US attacked Kharg Island and threatens takeoverWashington Examiner•2:20 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
Friday, July 10, 2026
- 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
Thursday, July 16, 2026
- Cracking Up And Joining UpZeroHedge•1:30 PM
Friday, July 17, 2026
- Iran Orders Power Conservation After US Hits Energy Infrastructure - IRGC Claims 'Powerful' Strike On Qatar BaseZeroHedge•12:05 PM
Monday, July 20, 2026
- Futures Rebound On Fresh Bout Of Iran Optimism As Hyperscaler Earnings LoomZeroHedge•12:33 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- US launches fresh strikes on Iran, as Trump warns of retaliation for deaths of soldiers - BBCGoogle News•12:14 AM
- Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out warAxios•1:32 AM
- Trump weighs Iran war expansion as fresh US strikes target Hormuz shipping threats - Fox NewsGoogle News•1:40 AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Trump vows to hit an Iranian bridge or power plant for every ship Iran attacksAxios•1:36 PM
- Iran War Updates: Trump threatens to bomb a bridge or power plant for every ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz - CBS NewsGoogle News•3:14 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Bulgaria Draws Iranian Warning Over Hosting US Military Tanker AircraftZeroHedge•6:45 AM
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
Friday, July 31, 2026
- Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Gaza deal reached; Iran targets US bases in KuwaitThe Guardian — World•5:42 AM
- Iran Claims Kuwait Airbase Attack, Strikes Pair Of Tankers In Hormuz, Despite No New US Operations OvernightZeroHedge•2:00 PM
Saturday, August 1, 2026
- Mideast on Brink: Trump May Order Fresh Strikes on Iran, Tehran Warns ‘We Are Ready,’ U.S. Embassies Urge DeparturesBreitbart•11:07 PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- Brent Bounces As Houthis Attack, Sink Vessel Off Yemen With Sea DroneZeroHedge•12:20 PM
Sunday, August 16, 2026
- "US Can't Bomb Its Way To Victory": Scotiabank Maps Bessent's Coming Economic Hammer On IranZeroHedge•7:45 PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Pentagon Weighing Permanent Smaller US Presence In Gulf (Just Don't Call It Retreat)ZeroHedge•7:25 PM
Saturday, August 22, 2026
- Iran security chief threatens neighbors against economic measures, and other Mideast developments - AP NewsGoogle News•10:23 PM
Monday, August 24, 2026
- Rial Hits Record Low As Bessent Readies "Economic D-Day" Assault To Isolate IranZeroHedge•10:55 AM
- Futures Slide Ahead Of "Pivotal Week" With Nvidia Earnings. Warsh Speech On DeckZeroHedge•12:25 PM
- Iran Airs Video Claiming Barron Trump Being Spied On, Offers $10 Million Bounty On His HeadZeroHedge•7:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Iran's Economy On The Ropes Amid Hyperinflation And Widespread Gas Shortages, As Trump Blockade BitesZeroHedge•10:55 AM
- Bessent Drops Iran Sanctions Hammer On Dozens Of Chinese Firms, Spares Big Banks As Beijing Threatens RetaliationZeroHedge•11:45 AM
- Oil Falls Further As US Prepares Return Of Diplomats To Mideast EmbassiesZeroHedge•1:00 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Futures Jump After Nvidia's Unprecedented 2028 Guidance Stuns MarketsZeroHedge•11:59 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
Monday, August 31, 2026
- Stock Futures Drop To Close Out August As Oil Jumps On Renewed Iran HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:39 PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Trump says Iran is ‘dead’, vows to respond after renewed clashes - Al JazeeraGoogle News•4:17 AM
- Iranian President Pezeshkian says Tehran will follow US if Americans honor deal - The Jerusalem PostGoogle News•5:38 AM
- Iran-US live: Trump vows to ‘hit Iran hard’ after two sides exchange fresh strikes - The IndependentGoogle News•7:00 AM
- Trump says Iran is ‘DEAD’ — experts point to the real sign Tehran is nearing the brinkFox News•10:00 AM
- Iran is again talking peace after Trump's warning of retaliation, consequences - Fox NewsGoogle News•11:02 AM
- Trump says latest strikes on Iran are 'justified,' warns Tehran against retaliation - ReutersGoogle News•5:45 PM
- Trump: U.S. Hitting Iran with ‘Large and Powerful’ Strikes, Warns ‘Very Little’ Will Be Left if Tehran RetaliatesBreitbart•7:24 PM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Trump implores Iranians to ‘rise up and fight’ as he shrugs off ‘worthless’ talksWashington Examiner•2:11 AM
- U.S. military strikes Iran, while Trump vows more for Tehran's retaliationNPR World•6:15 AM

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