On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran without Congressional authorization, against the advice of the intelligence community, and with a disputed justification. This hub organizes the full record by subject — go as deep as you want on any piece of it.
Day-by-day record of every confirmed event. Pre-war diplomacy through present. All claims sourced and tagged. Israeli and US military claims disputed by independent sources are clearly labeled.
Read the Timeline →All 13 confirmed U.S. killed in action — full tributes with rank, hometown, service record, and family statements. Maj. Sorffly Davius, who died in a non-combat incident, is also honored.
Read the Tributes →Full cost tables. The drone math — how a $20K Shahed forces a $13.5M interceptor. Radar losses and the China-gallium problem. The interceptor stockpile gap nobody in Washington will discuss.
Read the Costs →From the 1953 CIA coup that overthrew Iran's elected government through the failed diplomacy of February 2026. The chain of decisions that made this war possible, every link sourced.
Read the History →The "imminent threat" that wasn't. The zero-enrichment red line. What the intelligence community actually assessed. Why Israeli military claims are labeled as claims here, not facts.
Read the Intelligence Record →The largest bill of this war is not the Pentagon's. As of September 18, the Iran war has added $711.81 to the average American household's fuel costs — projected to reach $1,067 by year-end. Nationally, Americans have paid $95.2 billion more for fuel. Gas peaked in May, eased in June, and is surging again this month, back above $4 a gallon. Only about half of that cost is paid at the pump; the rest arrives as groceries. The full pump ledger →
Six months to the day. Trump called it a "little excursion" that would end in weeks. Instead: AP reports US Patriot stocks in Europe are "beyond critical" — CSIS put Patriot expenditure at 65% and THAAD down 38%+ by July. Five ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday; roughly 130 a day crossed before the war. Iran and Oman have announced a temporary corridor and joint mine-clearing, but Tehran says the strait stays closed until the blockade lifts. Iranians are queuing for petrol in an oil-producing country. The White House says there are no direct talks; Trump says he's "not in a hurry."
May 1: The 60-day War Powers deadline expires. Defense Sec. Hegseth tells Senate the ceasefire "pauses or stops" the clock — an interpretation with no statutory basis. Sen. Kaine: "I don't believe the statute would support that." Constitutional expert Bruce Fein: "The resolution never says anywhere that the 60-day deadline stops if there's a ceasefire. This interpretation turns the resolution into a paper tiger."
The Atlantic reports Trump is growing "bored" and frustrated with the war. The administration is unwilling to end the ceasefire, hoping the naval blockade forces Iran back to talks. Wall Street Journal, citing American officials: Israel constructed a secret military base in western Iraq to support air campaigns against Iran. Israel killed an Iraqi soldier who almost found the base. The base was never disclosed to Congress.
The Guardian describes the situation as a "dual blockade." US Navy blockades Iranian ports — 23+ ships seized, including the Iranian-flagged Touska on April 20. Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz. Iran lost track of the mines it planted there and cannot fully reopen the strait. Trump claims the US "fully controls" the strait — and that he is the one keeping it closed, because opening it would allow Iran to "make $500 million a day."
Sen. Baldwin's 5th war powers resolution defeated 46-51. CBS News later reveals: while Pakistan mediated between US and Iran, it covertly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields — including Nur Khan airbase — potentially shielding them from American airstrikes. Pakistan denied. Pentagon $200B supplemental request still pending.
The CIA protected Contra drug traffickers who flooded Black neighborhoods with crack. Gary Webb documented it. The CIA's own IG confirmed it. Same agency. Different decade.
The CIA bought the world's entire LSD supply with your money, ran secret brothels to drug strangers, and shredded the evidence. The same agency advising on the Iran war today.
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