The war began on February 28, 2026 with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran — Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion — and Iranian retaliation across the region. A Pakistan-mediated ceasefire took effect on April 8 and was extended, and the presidents of the United States and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum on June 17, but the truce collapsed on July 8 after renewed attacks on shipping. After a quieter August, U.S. forces struck Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on August 30; Iran fired missiles and drones at bases in Jordan and the UAE; two tankers carrying Saudi crude were hit on August 31; and on September 1 CENTCOM reported strikes on IRGC air-defense, radar, maritime and mine-laying sites across southern Iran, followed by Iranian strikes reported against Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Erbil. This stream shows what the tracker has processed since, newest first.
Is Iran at war with the United States right now? Yes. As of September 2, 2026 the United States and Iran are again exchanging strikes: U.S. forces hit Larak Island on August 30 and around 100 IRGC targets on September 1, and Iran has fired missiles and drones at bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE and Iraq. The April 8 ceasefire collapsed on July 8. The stream above shows the newest tracked reports with timestamps.
What happened on September 1, 2026? CENTCOM said U.S. forces struck IRGC air-defense sites, radars, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites around the Strait of Hormuz after two tankers carrying Saudi oil were attacked; U.S. officials described about 100 targets and a new "tanker for tanker" policy that hit two Iranian government tankers. Iranian media reported strikes near Jiroft, Chabahar and Konarak and civilian casualties at a wedding in Kuhestak, Hormozgan. Iran fired ballistic missiles at Jordan (10 of 13 intercepted, per Jordan) and drones at Bahrain.
How is this different from the news feed? The feed lists every processed story. This page shows only tracked incidents — deduplicated, geolocated and source-linked — newest first, as a rolling live blog. Open any update for its full report and map position.
What sources power the Iran live updates? International wires, Israeli, Iranian and Gulf outlets, official channels such as CENTCOM and the IRGC as reported by those outlets, and public OSINT channels. Reports are categorized and geolocated automatically; inclusion does not independently confirm a claim, so consult the linked original source.