The Iran War

Middle East · Updated 20 September 2026

A US-Israel-Iran war that began with a 2025 twelve-day conflict, restarted in February 2026 when Iran's supreme leader was killed in a strike, and has become a grinding standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

Secretary Kerry posed with E.U., P5+1, and Iranian officials at the Austria Center in Vienna on July 14, 2015, before the formal announcement of the agreement concluding the Iranian nuclear negotiations. File photo. — U.S. Department of State · Public domain

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