A month of war: Key events in the Iran-U.S.-Israel crisis

Middle East 30-03-2026 | 13:33

A month of war: Key events in the Iran-U.S.-Israel crisis

Assassinations, strategic strikes, and rising tensions mark a regional war spreading across multiple countries. 
A month of war: Key events in the Iran-U.S.-Israel crisis
Destruction in Iran’s capital, Tehran (AFP)
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The Middle East has been grappling with the burden of a regional war for more than a month, beginning in Tehran and spreading to several countries in the region, including Lebanon.

 

 

Major events have marked this period, politically and militarily, the most significant being the assassination of Ali Khamenei and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which have contributed to an escalation of the American‑Israeli war on Iran.

 

 

So what are the major events of the war after a month of its outbreak?

⭕ February 28

  • Launch of the "Epic Rage" operation with American‑Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
  • Announcement by the Revolutionary Guard of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz


⭕ February 28 – March 2

 

  • Waves of massive missiles and drones strike Israel.
  • American bases in Gulf countries are targeted.
  • Hezbollah enters the confrontation from southern Lebanon.
  • Israel responds with heavy raids targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut on the morning of March 2.

 

 

March 4

  • Intensification of the naval battle, resulting in the sinking of an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean. 

March 7

  • Targeting of Iranian oil facilities
  • Beginning of the "Energy War"

 March 8

  •  Appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ali Khamenei's son, as Supreme Leader of Iran, stabilizing leadership after the attack.

📍 March 9 – 11

  • Iranian attacks on desalination plants and oil, industrial infrastructure, and targeting ships in the Arabian Gulf

📍 March 13

  • Destruction of military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, avoiding oil infrastructure.

📍 March 16 – 22

  • Assassination of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council’s Secretary‑General Ali Larijani and other Iranian officials.
  • Bombing of the Iranian part of the South Pars gas field, with Iran responding by targeting the Ras Laffan facility in Qatar.
  • Attack on the Natanz nuclear facility.


📍 March 24 – 26

  • An American proposal with 15 points for a ceasefire, rejected by Iran
  • Trump announces a 10-day suspension of energy strikes

 

📍 March 28

  • Houthis enter the war by launching their first missile at Israel