The Navy plans to keep 2 carrier groups near Iran at least through 2026. The administration calls the war all but over, but the deployment keeps the option to escalate after the midterms.
Catch up
- Feb. 28 — U.S. and Israel began striking Iran, killing 18 Americans, wounding 750-plus and shutting Hormuz to normal traffic.
- Aug. 18 — Trump threatened to bomb Oman, the ally brokering talks, and sanction Tehran's backers after a 60-day truce expired, Hormuz traffic 85% below normal.
- Aug. 31 — U.S. forces destroyed 2 rocket launchers on Larak Island, killing 2; Iran fired 8 missiles at Jordan, all intercepted, pushing Brent above $90.
- Sep. 1 — U.S. hit about 100 Iranian targets, killing at least 18 Iranians, 5 at a wedding; Iran struck U.S. bases in 4 countries.
- Sep. 5 — Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. carrier and destroyer; U.S. forces destroyed or disabled 3 Iranian oil tankers, killing no one.
- Sep. 7 — Iran claimed to hit and seize unmanned U.S. vessels and threatened preemptive strikes in a Hormuz restricted zone; CENTCOM denied the claims.
- USS Theodore Roosevelt is leaving San Diego to relieve the USS George Washington.
- The Army extended 82nd Airborne elements in the region for operational requirements.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln crew spent 264 consecutive days at sea during its deployment.
18 earlier issues
- Trump Threatens to Bomb Iranian Bridges and Power Plants for Every Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz
- Iran fires multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. base in Jordan; all are intercepted
- Iran denies Trump’s claim that new U.S. talks would start Monday
- Cargo ship is struck in the Strait of Hormuz
- Vance says the Iran talks are moving, then calls the war only half over
- Iran won't reopen Hormuz until the US unfreezes its assets and lifts the blockade
- Trump threatens to bomb Oman, the U.S. ally brokering the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
- Trump declares an "economic D-Day" on Iran as Hormuz traffic runs 85% below normal
- UpdateU.S. goes nearly a month without large Iran strikes as Trump shifts back to sanctions; Hormuz remains closed
- U.S. destroys two Iranian rocket launchers loaded to mine the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at bases in Jordan, all intercepted
- UpdateU.S. bombs two Iranian rocket sites near the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at Jordan
- UpdateU.S. forces struck IRGC air-defense, radar, maritime and mine-laying sites on Iran's southern coast starting at noon on Sept. 1
- UpdateU.S. hits about 100 Iranian targets; Iran fires back at American bases in four countries, and a cruise missile kills 4 at a wedding
- Reuters weapons experts say a US munition made a direct hit on the Iranian wedding house that killed 5
- US destroys or disables 3 Iranian oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US carrier and destroyer
- UpdateIran says it hit an unmanned US vessel a day after the tanker strikes; Central Command calls the claim "a total lie"
- UpdateIran says it will declare a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz and will strike threats "even before" they are carried out
- Iran says it seized a US sea drone in Hormuz; CENTCOM says it malfunctioned a day earlier