Began 20 January 2025 · Updated every day at midnight EST
Day 500 — Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Full summary →U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fresh strikes on June 3, with one killed and 63 hurt in an Iranian attack on Kuwait airport. Trump said ceasefire talks remain ongoing and claimed a peace deal could be reached "over the weekend," but tensions continue to escalate across the Middle East.
Trump confirmed he had profanity-laden calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him "crazy" and demanding retreat from a military offensive in Lebanon against Iranian-backed Hezbollah. The exchange signals a widening divide between the two leaders.
The House passed a war powers resolution on June 3 to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran, marking the first successful congressional rebuke of Trump's Iran war effort after multiple previous Democratic-led attempts failed.