April 2, 2026 — US deploys third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid preperations for Iran invasion. The USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, departed Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Tuesday alongside its accompanying warships

April 2, 2026 — Iranian bombers were ‘two minutes’ from striking US base before Qatar shot them down. Iranian Su-24 bombers came within minutes of striking Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base and a key gas facility before Qatari F-15 fighters shot them down in the air force’s first air-to-air combat mission amid escalating regional attacks

April 2, 2026 — Iran fires largest ballistic missile salvo in weeks on Passover, buildings damaged. Approximately 10 ballistic missiles were fired on Wednesday evening as Israelis were preparing for Passover’s Seder feast, marking one of the most significant barrages in recent weeks.

April 2, 2026 — Gulf states consider bypassing Strait of Hormuz with new oil pipelines via Haifa. The Financial Times reported that the Gulf states aim to create a new network of pipelines, roads, and railways to stop relying on the Strait of Hormuz.

April 2, 2026 — Iranian missile fragment hits near Ukrainian Embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel’s foreign minister condemned the attack as “part of the strategy of war crimes committed by the Iranian terrorist regime.”

April 1, 2026 — IDF kills senior Quds Force operative, strikes Iranian regime chemical manufacturer. The IDF struck a factory that transferred chemical substances used in the Iranian regime’s development of chemical weapons on Tuesday.

April 1, 2026 — Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets, drones at northern Israel. Repeated barrages trigger alerts from Haifa to the Galilee; drones spotted and intercepted as emergency teams report no immediate casualties

April 1, 2026 — Iran barrages wound 15 in central Israel on eve of Passover. One girl was severely injured in the four volleys that targeted the country’s most populated area hours before a major holiday.

April 1, 2026 — UAE preparing to help US, allies open Strait of Hormuz by force – report. The nation had already conducted an internal assessment of its capabilities to help secure the strait, including its ability to clear mines, officials told the Wall Street Journal.

March 31, 2026 — Strait of Hormuz will open ‘one way or another,’ Rubio says. Either Iran “agrees to abide by international law, or a coalition of nations from around the world and the region will make sure that it’s open,” the U.S. secretary of state said.

March 31, 2026 — Israel hits 170 ‘Iranian terrorist regime’ targets. Around 400 munitions were dropped in a “large wave of strikes” across the country.

March 31, 2026 — Lebanon’s internal strength tested as Iranian ambassador refuses to leave. Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, was expelled in mid-March for meddling in Lebanon’s internal affairs.