02/28
US-Israel strike Iran
Israel strikes Tehran with US intel, Supreme Leader Khamenei killed, ~40 officials dead
03/01
Iran launches full-scale retaliation
Iran fires missiles & drones at US bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE; oil surges 25%
03/05
Iran fires 500+ missiles
Iran launches 500+ ballistic missiles & ~2000 drones; 40% to Israel, 60% to US targets
03/08
Mojtaba Khamenei succeeds
Khamenei's son Mojtaba elected new Supreme Leader, IRGC pledges loyalty, vows to continue war
03/09
Oil above $100, war expands
Brent crude breaks $100, highest since 2022; Israel bombs Tehran refinery, Hormuz Strait threatened
03/10
Hormuz paralyzed, oil volatile
Israel destroys IRGC air HQ, Hormuz traffic near zero; oil hits $119 then plunges to $80 on Trump threat
08/24
US vows 'economic D-Day'
US announces unprecedented comprehensive sanctions on Iran & backers, vows to cripple its economy