"Let Them Take Out Los Angeles, San Diego," Says the U.S. President
At a Nebraska rally, the president weighed two American cities against the price of a tank of fuel.
Full context
Updated 30 Aug 2026
Iran
Seventy years of the USA acting on Iran, from the 1953 coup to the Tomahawk that killed 120 children in a school in Minab. The full record behind the headlines.
Latest
"Let Them Take Out Los Angeles, San Diego," Says the U.S. President
Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon
Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen
Hormuz crisis has forced Japan into rethinking – and domesticating – its energy security needs
USA Strikes Iran Again, Hitting a Naval Base and a Village
USA Launches New Attacks on Iran
A new Houthi front and expanded Iranian attacks risk sinking Gulf nations’ choke-point workaround and widening shipping risks
U.S. Strike Forces Evacuation of 211 Cancer Patients From Ahvaz Hospital
Key figures
Live from the record. Each figure carries its source, its timeframe and its as-of date.
The figures load from the record. Open the data directly, or see the sourced numbers inside the chapters above.
Fact check
Common claims, against the documented record.
Documented
Verified photos and footage from our coverage and submissions.
The Coverage
Everything we have published on the U.S. war on Iran. Page 1 of 5.
Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon
Diesel fuel prices are at all-time highs in the United States. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting $6.28 a…
Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen
Yemen's Houthi armed forces patrol the capital Sanaa on Sept. 12, 2026. Mohammed Huwaish/AFP via Getty Images It took just a few days for Houthi forces to seize most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast ,…
Hormuz crisis has forced Japan into rethinking – and domesticating – its energy security needs
A liquefied natural gas tanker moored in Kawasaki, Japan, on April 8, 2026. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart , Abbas…
A new Houthi front and expanded Iranian attacks risk sinking Gulf nations’ choke-point workaround and widening shipping risks
After a nine-month pause, Houthi militants in Yemen allied to Iran resumed attacks on vessels in the Red Sea on July 22, 2026, directly targeting the group’s longtime foe Saudi Arabia. A week later,…