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47th US President; Iran war on Day 99 with zero signed Iran instruments; OFAC only designated Cuba.

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#15414 Jul

floated a 20% Hormuz toll, then dropped it for a Gulf-investment offer

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump floats then drops Hormuz toll
#15414 Jul
#15312 Jul

Told Meet the Press the strait was open as far as he was concerned

Iran Conflict 2026: 140 US sorties, zero signed paper
#127 Jul

Cited as the beneficiary the subpoena was meant to serve

US Midterms 2026: Mentioned in: Judge blocks DOJ 2020 poll-worker demand
#1497 Jul

Called the interim agreement with Iran over and a waste of time

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares the Iran deal over
#1486 Jul

Told reporters he would negotiate or finish the job militarily on Iran

Iran Conflict 2026: A week, no US Iran order signed
#356 Jul
#365 Jul
#162 Jul

Received Altman's equity-stake pitch

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: OpenAI offers US a 5% stake, $42.6bn
#1431 Jul
#1421 Jul

Claimed Iran had requested a Doha meeting

Iran Conflict 2026: Three accounts of one Doha room
#14330 Jun

Called the round 'a day of very good meetings'

Iran Conflict 2026: Progress at Doha you cannot bank
#14230 Jun

Ordered petrol retailers on Truth Social to cut prices to $2.50/gallon

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump talks $2.50 petrol, signs nothing
#3229 Jun

Received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize

2026 FIFA World Cup: Watchdog renews complaint on FIFA prize
#14128 Jun

Authorised verbal stand-down and dispatched Kushner and Witkoff to Doha

Iran Conflict 2026: US and Iran halt fire, sign nothing
#14127 Jun
#1026 Jun

Threatened 100% tariffs on any country imposing digital services taxes on US technology firms

European Tech Sovereignty: Trump's 100% tariff threat on digital taxes
#14026 Jun

Called the IRGC drone attack a foolish violation of the Islamabad memorandum

Iran Conflict 2026: US bombs Qeshm, first strike since deal
#1124 Jun
#13724 Jun

Ordered a Justice Department investigation into oil-company price gouging on 24 June

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders a DOJ oil-gouging probe
#1124 Jun

Cancelled the signing of a bipartisan housing-cost bill pending SAVE Act passage

US Midterms 2026: Trump halts bills until SAVE Act passes
#13723 Jun
#13723 Jun

Posted on Truth Social that Iran had fully and completely agreed to nuclear inspections

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump claims inspections; Iran denies it
#13723 Jun
#1020 Jun

Recorded 33% economy approval rating, his record low since Marist began asking in 2019

US Midterms 2026: Pollsters split eight points on the House
#13218 Jun

Signed MOU ordering blockade lifted; CENTCOM executed one day early

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM ends Iran blockade a day early
#13218 Jun
#1418 Jun
#13017 Jun
#13016 Jun
#12815 Jun

Declared Hormuz open toll-free on Truth Social

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and US name Hormuz two ways
#2015 Jun

Called Putin and Zelenskyy separately on 14 June and pledged to refocus on Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: G7 opens at Evian as Trump pivots back
#12814 Jun
#12714 Jun
#12814 Jun

Called Netanyahu a very difficult guy and said Beirut strikes nearly derailed the deal

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel refuses the deal's Lebanon clause
#12814 Jun
#12613 Jun
#12613 Jun
#12512 Jun

Cancelled the planned third day of strikes and announced a conceptual MoU

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts strikes, Iran denies deal
#12512 Jun

Suspended planned attacks, triggering the 4% Brent fall

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent drops below $90 on ceasefire bet
#12612 Jun
#12512 Jun

Claimed the MoU framework was approved at the highest level of Iranian leadership

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's deal-signer cannot be reached at speed
#12410 Jun

Ordered second consecutive day of strikes verbally with no AUMF or Article 51 notice

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes reach Tehran on day two, ordered by phone
#1239 Jun

Ordered CENTCOM to strike Iranian air-defence sites on 9 June

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes four Iranian sites near Hormuz
#1218 Jun
#1218 Jun
#1195 Jun

signed no Iran instrument across 5-6 June

Iran Conflict 2026: No Iran signature for nearly 100 days
#1184 Jun
#1204 Jun

Claimed the uranium stockpile is 'entombed', a claim the IAEA cannot verify

Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA loses track of Iran's uranium
#1174 Jun
#1184 Jun
#1173 Jun

Faced first successful congressional war-powers vote of the conflict

Iran Conflict 2026: House votes 215-208 to curb Iran war
#1151 Jun

Phoned Netanyahu and halted Israel's planned Beirut strikes via phone call

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts Israel's strike on Beirut
#1141 Jun
#11531 May
#11329 May

convened Situation Room meeting and posted three public deal conditions without signing

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump signs nothing, posts three demands
#11128 May

Received final-deal briefing and declined to sign, requesting more time

Iran Conflict 2026: US sanctions the strait it will reopen
#11228 May
#11027 May
#11027 May

Vetoed Russia and China as HEU custodians and instructed negotiators not to rush

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump vetoes Iran's only uranium exit
#726 May

Endorsed Paxton in the final week of the runoff campaign

US Midterms 2026: Paxton routs Cornyn despite nine-to-one spend
#10926 May
#10825 May
#1825 May
#10724 May
#10824 May

Received Netanyahu's direct objection to the Lebanon clause on 24 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon clause hands Israel a deal veto
#10624 May
#223 May
#10623 May

Declared Iran deal largely negotiated via Truth Social on 23 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares Iran deal, signs nothing
#1122 May
#10521 May
#10320 May

Received corrective points from Pakistan mediation channel via third exchange sub-cycle

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
#10319 May

Faced first successful congressional procedural advance on the Iran war-powers track

Iran Conflict 2026: Senate 50-47 discharges Kaine Iran resolution to floor
#10519 May

Signed two financial-sector EOs on 19 May; produced zero Iran-specific instruments

Iran Conflict 2026: Two financial EOs, zero Iran instruments
#10118 May

Posted two Truth Social threats against Iran while signing zero executive instruments

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump signed nothing on Iran across Day 80
#10218 May
#10017 May

Posted AI-generated storm-warning image on Truth Social on 17 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump posts 'calm before the storm' as strike prep peaks
#10017 May

Named as target of €50m Majlis bounty bill under parliamentary review

Iran Conflict 2026: Tasnim corroborates €50m Majlis bounty bill on Trump
#9915 May
#9915 May

Referenced as returning from Beijing on 15 May with no Iran instrument signed

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Iran runs Hormuz as a favours system
#9714 May

Arrived in Beijing and oversaw Commerce Department chip clearance on summit opening day

Iran Conflict 2026: Commerce signs Nvidia clearance as summit's sole Iran-free deliverable
#9814 May

Claimed Xi pledged no military equipment to Iran and Hormuz must remain open

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's three pledges, China's silent readout
#9613 May
#1613 May

Stated peace was 'getting very close' on 11-13 May

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 800 drones as Trump calls peace close
#1612 May

Announced 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange on 8 May as an agreed fait accompli

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Prisoner swap announced but not delivered
#9612 May
#912 May

Declared US-Iran ceasefire on massive life support after Tehran rejected US proposal

European Energy Markets: TTF breaks band on Trump life-support line
#9511 May
#9511 May
#9410 May

Rejected Iran's MOU reply on Truth Social as 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE'

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's 10-point reply, Trump's 14-second rejection
#929 May

Claimed in ABC News interview that Iran had agreed to the MOU while no signed text existed

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out
#168 May

Announced three-day ceasefire covering 9-11 May with 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Three ceasefires collapsed with zero instruments signed
#88 May

Paused Operation Project Freedom citing mutual agreement and Iran deal progress

European Energy Markets: TTF holds EUR 43-47 through Hormuz week
#907 May

Posted threat that bombing would resume if Iran refused the MOU

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
#47 May

Signed EO 14404 on 1 May ahead of its formal numbering

Cuba Dispatch: EO 14404 numbered; Cuba GL 1 issued 7 May
#906 May

Confirmed contents of Xi letter via interview

Iran Conflict 2026: Xi denies arms transfers ahead of summit
#895 May
#74 May

Announced Project Freedom Hormuz escort operation on 3–4 May

European Energy Markets: Project Freedom moves TTF only 1.48%
#883 May
#872 May
#861 May

Rejected Iran's fourth ceasefire proposal publicly from the White House

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent falls $14.83 in a session
#851 May

Authorised and issued the formal 'not at war' legal position to reporters

Iran Conflict 2026: White House asserts US not at war with Iran
#31 May

Signed executive order extending sanctions to Cuban officials' adult family members

Cuba Dispatch: Trump pulls relatives into Cuba sanctions
#861 May
#530 Apr

Phoned Tennessee Governor Lee to encourage post-Callais redistricting session

US Midterms 2026: Four states queue maps after Callais ruling
#930 Apr

Endorsed Iran's World Cup participation in the Oval Office

2026 FIFA World Cup: Trump: 'If Gianni said it, let them play'
#530 Apr
#8429 Apr

Told Axios the blockade is more effective than bombing and demanded Iran 'cry uncle'

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump ranks blockade above Iran bombing
#1529 Apr
#8328 Apr

Rejected the earlier three-phase ceasefire version

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire
#8228 Apr
#8127 Apr
#8127 Apr

Posted Iran response to Truth Social and stated negotiations would proceed by phone

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran files three-phase deal; nuclear last
#7925 Apr
#7925 Apr

Cancelled Witkoff and Kushner's planned Pakistan trip mid-preparation

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi flies home; Witkoff grounded in DC
#7824 Apr
#8024 Apr
#7823 Apr

Issued verbal shoot-kill order for US Navy against Iranian mine-laying vessels

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders Navy to shoot mine-layers
#7621 Apr

Posted indefinite ceasefire extension on Truth Social with unified-proposal trigger

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump extends ceasefire on Truth Social post
#421 Apr

Extended the Iran ceasefire on 21 April at Pakistan's request with no new deadline announced

European Energy Markets: Trump extends Iran ceasefire at Pakistan request
#7621 Apr

Called on Iran to release eight women detainees and linked it to negotiations

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump asks for eight women; judiciary denies sentences
#7319 Apr

Produced no Iran-related presidential instruments across 50 days of conflict

Iran Conflict 2026: Day 50 of Iran war, zero signed instruments
#7319 Apr
Publicly rejected handover claim byEBEsmaeil Baqaei
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr

Stated US blockade would remain in full force

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#7117 Apr

Issued Enbridge pipeline permits on 15 April while publishing no Iran-related executive instruments

Iran Conflict 2026: 48 days of war, zero Iran executive instruments
#7217 Apr
#7116 Apr

Announced 10-day Lebanon ceasefire via Truth Social without a signed instrument

Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon ceasefire announced on Truth Social
#7116 Apr

Told Fox Business the war was 'very close to over' while reiterating threats to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump says war 'very close to over' while threatening infrastructure
#7217 Apr
Criticised byIFIranian Foreign Ministry
denied uranium transfer agreement
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr
StatedIIran
claimed iran agreed to uranium transfer
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr
Deployed toSOStrait of Hormuz
declared blockade to remain
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr
CriticisedBNBenjamin Netanyahu
prohibited israel from bombing lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#815 Apr
#815 Apr
Sought ice moratorium from byFFIFA
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#815 Apr
Internally supported moratorium request to byGIGianni Infantino
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#6713 Apr

issued original full-strait blockade order later narrowed by CENTCOM

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
#6713 Apr
#113 Apr

Threatened Strait of Hormuz blockade, triggering TTF price rebound

European Energy Markets: TTF swings EUR 9 in a week
#6712 Apr

ordered interdiction of vessels that paid Iran's Hormuz toll

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's toll-payer order targets allied ships
#6712 Apr

announced blockade via Truth Social with no executive instrument

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders blockade on a tweet
#512 Apr

Trump sons' drone firm eyes Gulf deals

Drones: Industry & Defence
#6612 Apr

Proposed US-Iran joint venture on Hormuz toll collection, rejected by EU

Iran Conflict 2026: EU rejects Trump's Hormuz toll venture
#512 Apr

declared naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on 12 April

Drones: Industry & Defence: Iran breaks Gulf ceasefire within hours
#113 Apr
CriticisedSOStrait of Hormuz
threatened strait blockade
European Energy Markets · source event
#6611 Apr

Ordered warship transit through Hormuz for mine operations

Iran Conflict 2026: US warships transit Hormuz for mines
#512 Apr
AuthorisedSOStrait of Hormuz
declared naval blockade of
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#210 Apr

Targeted by ethics clause barring family crypto holdings in CLARITY Act

US Midterms 2026: Trump Family Ethics Clause Stalls Crypto Bill
#6410 Apr

Posted "no enrichment" red line on Truth Social before talks opened

Iran Conflict 2026: Enrichment Gap Hardens Before Talks Open
#210 Apr
InvestigatedCACLARITY Act
targeted by crypto ethics provisions in
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#129 Apr

Made no contact with Putin during 32-hour Easter ceasefire

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin calls solo 32-hour Easter truce
#628 Apr

Issued zero executive instruments across 40 days of war

Iran Conflict 2026: Forty days of war, zero new executive instruments
#627 Apr

Paused Iran bombing and accepted 10-point framework hours before deadline

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump pauses Iran bombing, accepts 10-point framework
#617 Apr

Set fifth Hormuz ultimatum expiring 7 April at 8pm ET

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's fifth Hormuz deadline expires tonight
#17 Apr

Published FY27 budget proposal on 7 April 2026 cutting CISA by $707m and eliminating 860 positions

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: Trump proposes $707m CISA cut, 860 jobs
#67 Apr

Proposed 47% NASA science cut in FY2027 budget request

Artemis II Moon Mission: Isaacman backs Trump's 47% science cut
#617 Apr

Dropped Hormuz reopening from official war aims page

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz drops off the war aims list
#617 Apr

Called Iran counter-proposal "significant but not good enough"

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: Iran's offer not good enough
#617 Apr

Used Islamabad Accord framework to label deadline extensions

Iran Conflict 2026: Islamabad Accord was already a corpse
#617 Apr

Received Iran 10-point counter-proposal via Pakistani channels

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran demands ratification, not a deal
#28 Apr
EndorsedCFClay Fuller
endorsed for congress
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#27 Apr
Criticised byDDCCC
adopted tariff attacks against
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#595 Apr

Confirmed pilot rescue via Truth Social post

Iran Conflict 2026: CIA Deception Enabled Ground Rescue Inside Iran
#584 Apr

Set third energy deadline for Iran expiring 6 April at 8pm EDT

Iran Conflict 2026: Grid strike deadline looms over Iran
#594 Apr

Replaced own Hormuz deadline with fourth ultimatum via Truth Social

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump Replaces Own Deadline With Fourth Ultimatum
#583 Apr

Posted video of Karaj bridge collapse on Truth Social

Iran Conflict 2026: Karaj bridge toll rises to thirteen
#541 Apr

Declared war won and ordered military pullout from Oval Office

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares war won, orders pullout
#5331 Mar
#131 Mar

Dismissed the Russian oil delivery saying Cuba was finished regardless

Cuba Dispatch: Russian tanker lands 730,000 barrels at Havana
#230 Mar

Dropped to 31% economic approval across multiple polls

US Midterms 2026: Trump Economic Approval Drops to 31 Percent
#5230 Mar

Told Financial Times taking Iran oil is his goal

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump says taking Iran's oil is his goal
#131 Mar
CriticisedCCuba
dismissed prospects of
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#230 Mar
polled tariff disapproval at 75pct
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#226 Mar
Polled byCCNN
polled economic approval at 31pct
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#4825 Mar

Drove Brent crude down 8% with confused peace talk signals

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent falls 8% on phantom peace talks
#4825 Mar

Proposed 15-point ceasefire plan rejected by Iran

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran rejects US plan, sets five terms
#5025 Mar

Drew 61% disapproval on war handling in Pew survey

Iran Conflict 2026: 59% say Iran war was wrong, no rally
#4825 Mar

Drew 61% disapproval and 59% wrong-decision verdict on Iran war

Iran Conflict 2026: 59% of Americans say Iran war was wrong
#4724 Mar

Claimed Hormuz prize while Iran stayed silent

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump claims Hormuz prize; Iran silent
#4724 Mar

received call from Pakistan army chief

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan bids to host US-Iran talks
#4724 Mar

stated all four officials are in negotiations

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran will negotiate only with JD Vance
#4724 Mar

denied ground deployment while ordering division move

Iran Conflict 2026: 82nd Airborne HQ ordered to the Gulf
#4824 Mar

Claimed war won while deploying 82nd Airborne to theatre

Iran Conflict 2026: 82nd Airborne deploys; 50,000 in theatre
#4623 Mar
#4623 Mar
#4623 Mar

Issued postponement and claimed deal

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump delays grid strikes, claims deal
#4623 Mar

Triggered a 10.9% single-day oil price drop with ceasefire announcements Iran de

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent below $100 on ceasefire rumours
#4623 Mar
#4522 Mar
#4522 Mar

Presided over Brent crude hitting $126 — a new war high 70% above pre-war levels

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent peaks at $126 — record war high
#4522 Mar
#4522 Mar
#4622 Mar
#4622 Mar

Routed a 15-point ceasefire list to Tehran via Pakistan as direct contact was de

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan relays Trump's terms to Tehran
#4622 Mar

Prompted Iran to threaten mining the Persian Gulf if he ordered coastal attacks

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens to mine the Persian Gulf
#4522 Mar

Issued 48-hour power-grid ultimatum to Iran, endorsed by Netanyahu

Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu backs Trump's 48hr ultimatum
#122 Mar
#4422 Mar
#4420 Mar
#4420 Mar

Assembled 22-nation joint statement demanding Iran reopen Hormuz

Iran Conflict 2026: 22 nations demand Hormuz reopened
#4420 Mar

Secured limited UK basing rights at RAF Fairford while Akrotiri was refused for

Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens RAF Fairford to US Iran strikes
#4420 Mar
#4420 Mar
#4420 Mar
#220 Mar
Polled byYYouGov
polled economic approval at 35pct
US Midterms 2026 · source event
#4319 Mar

Denied ground troop deployment

Iran Conflict 2026: USS Boxer sails with second MEU
#4319 Mar
#4319 Mar

Lifted sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian crude to ease global oil pric

Iran Conflict 2026: 140m barrels of Iran crude sanctioned
#4319 Mar

Claimed objectives nearly met and rejected ceasefire

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: war nearly won; no ceasefire
#4319 Mar
#4218 Mar

Received $200 billion war funding request from Pentagon — four times the origina

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon war bill balloons to $200bn
#4218 Mar

Failed to secure Republican votes for his $200 billion war funding supplemental

Iran Conflict 2026: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill
#618 Mar

Received first Ukrainian negotiating delegation in Washington amid the Iran war

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine delegation heads to Washington
#4218 Mar

Asked Israel to pause energy infrastructure strikes — confirmed publicly by Neta

Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu: Trump halted energy strikes
#4218 Mar

Freed Venezuelan oil exports and sanctioned 140m barrels of Iranian crude to off

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump frees Venezuela oil; Hormuz shut
#4218 Mar

Disclosed 7,000 targets struck with no exit strategy, rejecting the Pentagon's o

Iran Conflict 2026: 7,000 targets struck; no end in sight
#4218 Mar

Received only a joint statement from seven allies — no warships, no concrete com

Iran Conflict 2026: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
#4117 Mar
#4117 Mar

Authorised use of 5,000-lb bunker busters against hardened Iranian anti-ship sit

Iran Conflict 2026: Bunker busters hit Hormuz coastal forts
#4117 Mar
#4016 Mar
#4016 Mar

Floated leaving NATO after every named Hormuz ally refused to send warships

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump floats leaving NATO after rebuff
#4016 Mar

Presided over US diesel hitting $5 per gallon — up 34% since his war began

Iran Conflict 2026: US diesel tops $5 a gallon, up 34%
#4016 Mar

Rejected every off-ramp option in his daily war briefings, choosing continued es

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp
#4016 Mar
#4116 Mar
#4116 Mar

Denied advance knowledge of the South Pars strike that US and Israeli officials

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump denies knowledge of South Pars hit
#4116 Mar

Threatened to destroy all of South Pars Gas Field if Iran struck Qatar's LNG aga

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: I will destroy all of South Pars
#4016 Mar

Lost first senior official over the war as counterterrorism director resigned in

Iran Conflict 2026: First Trump official quits over the war
#3815 Mar
#4015 Mar
#3715 Mar

Entered week three of the war with Brent sustained above $104 — the war's highes

Iran Conflict 2026: Oil above $104 as war enters week three
#3815 Mar

Admitted he does not know if Mojtaba Khamenei is alive eight days after naming h

Iran Conflict 2026: Eight days, no proof of life for Mojtaba
#3715 Mar
#3715 Mar
#3715 Mar

Issued 30-day Russia oil sanctions waiver opposed by six of seven G7 members

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump waives Russia sanctions; G7 balks
#3715 Mar
#3715 Mar
#3715 Mar

Threatened to cancel the Xi Jinping summit unless China helped reopen Hormuz

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump ties Xi summit to Hormuz passage
#3614 Mar
#3614 Mar

Spent $16.5 billion in 12 days as the US-Israeli campaign hit 8,700 combined tar

Iran Conflict 2026: $16.5bn and 8,700 strikes in two weeks
#3614 Mar
#3514 Mar

Commanded approximately 5,000 personnel deploying to Middle East from Japan

Iran Conflict 2026: Pacific force is 5,000, not 2,200
#3514 Mar

Conceded regime change is 'a very big hurdle' for unarmed Iranians

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: regime change a very big hurdle
#3514 Mar

Threatened to destroy Iran's oil infrastructure unless Hormuz was reopened

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: reopen Hormuz or I hit the oil
#3514 Mar

Struck military targets on Kharg Island while deliberately sparing oil export in

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes Kharg Island, spares the oil
#3614 Mar

Demanded five countries send warships to Hormuz and claimed Iran's military was

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump demands allied warships at Hormuz
#413 Mar
#3413 Mar

Redeployed the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from Japan to the Middle East

Iran Conflict 2026: 2,200 Marines pulled from Pacific
#3311 Mar
#3311 Mar

Presided over Brent closing above $100 on a sustained basis for the first time s

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent closes above $100 for first time
#3311 Mar
#511 Mar

Freed 124 million barrels of Russian crude from sanctions to ease war-driven oil

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 124m barrels of Russian crude freed
#3210 Mar
#318 Mar

Called the war 'a little excursion' while privately telling Republicans 'we have

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump calls war 'a little excursion'
#318 Mar
#48 Mar

Called Putin for one hour, rejected his Iran war proposals, and demanded progres

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin-Trump call: one hour, zero deals
#318 Mar
#318 Mar
#318 Mar

Triggered a transatlantic market split as his comments moved Wall St but not Eur

Iran Conflict 2026: Europe locked out of Wall St rebound
#318 Mar
#307 Mar
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#287 Mar
#297 Mar
#267 Mar
#267 Mar

Presided over the largest weekly US crude price gain in the history of the futur

Iran Conflict 2026: US crude posts 35.6% weekly gain, record
#257 Mar

Declared the operation '12-15 out of 10' and coined 'Make Iran Great Again'

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump says 'Make Iran Great Again'
#267 Mar
#256 Mar

Authorised 80-aircraft, 230-bomb strike on the IRGC's primary military academy

Iran Conflict 2026: 80 aircraft, 230 bombs hit IRGC academy
#286 Mar
#286 Mar

Declared no end to war until Iran 'cries uncle' while claiming to have already w

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: war ends when Iran 'cries uncle'
#276 Mar
#276 Mar
#276 Mar

Received six US war dead at Dover Air Force Base — the first American casualties

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump receives six soldiers at Dover
#246 Mar

Offered IRGC commanders full immunity if they surrendered or 'absolutely guarant

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump offers IRGC immunity or death
#246 Mar
#236 Mar
#246 Mar
#236 Mar

Ordered Treasury to cut off Spain, triggering full EU solidarity declaration aga

Iran Conflict 2026: EU backs Spain after Trump threatens it
#236 Mar
#236 Mar

Called Mojtaba Khamenei 'unacceptable' and demanded involvement in who leads Ira

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba Khamenei called 'unacceptable'
#246 Mar
#236 Mar

Refused to rule out sending ground troops to Iran, saying 'never say never'

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump won't rule out Iran ground troops
#246 Mar
#246 Mar
#225 Mar

Ordered Treasury to cut off all dealings with Spain after it denied base access

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders Treasury to cut off Spain
#225 Mar
#225 Mar

Gained access to French military bases — the most substantial Western commitment

Iran Conflict 2026: France opens military bases to US forces
#205 Mar
#225 Mar
#225 Mar

Killed Iran's CIA back-channel by posting 'Too Late!' hours after it was reporte

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's 'Too Late!' kills Iran's channel
#225 Mar
#205 Mar
#225 Mar
#34 Mar

Asked Zelenskyy for help countering Iranian Shahed drones in the Middle East

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Trump asks Zelenskyy for drone help
#204 Mar

Directed CENTCOM to dismantle Iran's security apparatus — expanding war aims bey

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM ordered to dismantle Iran regime
#194 Mar
#184 Mar
#184 Mar
#184 Mar
#184 Mar
#184 Mar

Faced war powers resolution in the Senate that Speaker Johnson blocked from bind

Iran Conflict 2026: Senate war powers vote; unenforceable
#174 Mar

Announced government-backed Gulf shipping insurance and Hormuz Navy escorts for

Iran Conflict 2026: US Gulf shipping cover for allies only
#33 Mar
#153 Mar

Faced bipartisan war powers resolutions he can veto, with Speaker Johnson provid

Iran Conflict 2026: Congress war powers vote; Trump can veto
#163 Mar

Agreed to speak to Iran's interim council while Iran said only Oman was an accep

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran rejects talks; Oman channel only
#163 Mar

Claimed Iran's newly installed leadership council had already been struck

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: Iran's new leaders struck already
#129 Jan
SanctionedCCuba
declared national emergency over
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#129 Jan
AuthorisedE1EO 14380
signed executive order
Cuba Dispatch · source event