🌍 IRAN–ISRAEL–US WAR 2026
Day 99 · Jun 7, 2026 · ONGOING
OPERATION EPIC FURY: THE COMPLETE WAR BULLETIN
Day-by-day coverage of the US–Israel–Iran conflict from Feb 28, 2026 through June 7, 2026 (Day 99).
99
Conflict Day
$122/bbl
Brent Peak
6,343
S&P Bottom
7,400
S&P ATH
📊 GLOBAL MARKETS — Feb 27 to Jun 7, 2026
Click to toggle🛢️ BRENT CRUDE OIL — Feb to Jun 2026 ($/barrel)
$72
Pre-war
$122
Peak
~$95
Jun 7
⚡ DAY-BY-DAY WAR TIMELINE
Operation Epic Fury begins. US & Israel launch coordinated strikes on Iran. Supreme Leader Khamenei killed. Iran fires 170+ ballistic missiles at Israel, Gulf states, and US bases. Strait of Hormuz closed. Markets crash globally.
Donald J. Trump — Truth Social
Feb 28 2026
THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT — If Iran retaliates, it will be met with force unlike anything they have ever seen before! — Truth Social, 00:12 AM
6,680
S&P 500
47,900
Dow
21,400
NASDAQ
22,600
Nifty 50
$82
Brent
Trump posts 30 times on Truth Social. Combat ops continue. Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as new Supreme Leader (in writing only — no public appearance; reportedly wounded). Hezbollah full escalation.
S&P 500 extends losses — wipes all 2026 YTD gains. Iran fires on ships in Strait. Semiconductors crater. Brent at $88. 'TACO trade' (Trump Always Chickens Out) coined by analysts.
WEEK 1 ENDS. Brent at $85 (+22%). Trump: 'No deal except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER — MIGA!' Iran-Iraq PMFs attack US assets. UN Security Council Resolution 2817 passes (13-0-2).
BRENT CRUDE SURGES PAST $114 — worst energy shock since 1973 OPEC embargo. Gold hits all-time high $5,400/oz. ECB and Fed halt rate cuts. KC-135 Stratotanker crashes in Iraq. First non-US allied death.
Sensex hits 11-month low. Nifty 50 at 22,200. India Rupee at record 96.88/$. Brent at $112. IEA coordinates 120M barrel emergency SPR release. India freezes Iran trade, secures Russian crude.
WEEK 3. US deploys 3,000–4,000 paratroopers from 82nd Airborne. Brent at $118 — 64% above pre-war. Gas above $4.50/gallon nationally. IMF begins emergency global growth downgrades. Pentagon requests $200B war supplemental.
Trump posts 'productive talks' — Brent drops 5.2% briefly. Sensex -2.46%, Nifty -2.6%. Trump walks it back 6 hours later. Trump halts strikes on Iranian power plants for 5 days — first major US de-escalation signal.
US submits 15-point ceasefire proposal to Iran via Pakistan. Iran mocks it: 'Negotiating with itself.' IRGC launches highest single-day missile barrage of the war. Dated Brent briefly spikes above $140.
Goldman Sachs cuts India GDP 1.1pp to 5.9%, raises CPI. Sensex -2.3% to 73,583. Brent at $122 — near all-time high. Arab states' war cost estimated at $120B+. Trump halts strikes on Iranian energy sites until April 6.
S&P 500 BOTTOMS at 6,343 — down 7.7% from pre-war. Dow bottoms at 45,216 — worst level since Sept 2025. Round 3 of US-Iran talks begins via Oman. Trump posts about 'new, more reasonable regime.'
Donald J. Trump — Truth Social
Mar 30 2026
We are in SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran. If deal not SHORTLY reached and Strait not OPEN, MASSIVE attacks will RESUME! — Truth Social
6,343
S&P 500
45,216
Dow
20,795
NASDAQ
21,800
Nifty 50
$119
Brent
MASSIVE RECOVERY. S&P 500 +2.9% — best day since May 2025. Dow +1,125 points (+2.5%). NASDAQ +3.8%. Reports both US and Iran seeking end to war through back channels reverse sentiment.
Trump announces US will CONTINUE attacks — markets reverse previous day's gains. Brent jumps 7.9% to $109. Trump gives Iran 'Tuesday 8pm' April 7 ultimatum: open Hormuz or power plants destroyed.
Easter Sunday. US special forces rescue a captured US colonel in high-risk op. Trump unleashes profanity-filled Truth Social rant. 25th Amendment discussions spike in political circles.
Brent above $111. OPEC+ emergency output hike — Dated Brent briefly above $140 (highest since 2008). Pakistan mediating 45-day ceasefire. Trump-Hegseth press conference confirms Tuesday 8pm deadline.
Trump posts 'A WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT' — most extreme post of war. 12 hours later: TWO-WEEK CEASEFIRE announced by Iran and US, mediated by Pakistan. S&P 500 futures surge. Brent drops 5%.
CEASEFIRE DAY 1. Strait begins to partially reopen (~40% of pre-war traffic). Global markets rally. S&P 500 +2.2%. Brent drops to $104. Both sides immediately accuse each other of violations.
Islamabad Talks (Apr 11–12) — the only formal face-to-face US-Iran talks of the war — fail in just 1 day. JD Vance walks out. Trump: 'I no longer care about negotiations.' US naval blockade of Iran announced for April 13.
'DUAL BLOCKADE' ERA BEGINS. US naval blockade of Iran commences — most significant US naval action since Gulf War. Iran re-imposes Hormuz restrictions. US Navy later seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska.
S&P 500 CLOSES ABOVE 7,000 FOR FIRST TIME EVER — +11% from March 30 bottom. NASDAQ above 23,400 at record close. Lebanon ceasefire begins April 16. IMF cuts 2026 global growth to 3.1%.
Lebanon ceasefire begins — Hezbollah-Israel fighting pauses. Iran announces commercial shipping allowed through Hormuz during Lebanon ceasefire. Brent drops below $100 for first time since early March.
Trump officials whisper Truth Social posts are killing peace talks. Poll: 36% approve war, 51% say Trump's mental sharpness worse. Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely. US Navy seizes Iranian tanker Touska.
S&P 500 sets NEW ALL-TIME HIGH at 7,137.9 — +13% from March 30 bottom, +4% above pre-war. Markets have fully recovered all war losses. NASDAQ above 24,000 for first time.
Trump signals US 'might need' to renew the war with Iran on Apr 30, reiterates May 1. Iran government assesses its own damage at $300B–$1T. US military cost hits $18B+. Pentagon requests $200B more.
OPERATION EPIC FURY FORMALLY CONCLUDES (Day 67). US ends major offensive combat operations against Iran. US Navy disables Iranian tanker Hasna in Strait. China FM meets Iran FM — calls for Strait reopening. S&P 500 at 7,280.
US and Iran close to 14-point MOU per Axios. Iran publicly rejects it. Brent at $100 on deal hopes. US conducts airstrikes on military sites in southern Iran and Tehran (response to Iran targeting US warships).
Peace deal goes nowhere. Dow futures -200 pts at open. US weighs military ops to forcibly reopen Hormuz. NATO, China, Japan, South Korea all decline Trump's request to help secure the Strait.
S&P 500 reaches 7,400 for first time ever. Markets shrug off war — AI/Tech momentum overpowers geopolitical risk. TACO trade thesis completely and definitively vindicated.
Mojtaba Khamenei directs 60%-enriched uranium must stay in Iran — key nuclear sticking point. House Republicans abruptly pull war powers resolution from floor vote (delayed, not killed). CENTCOM: 94 commercial vessels redirected.
60-day ceasefire MOU negotiated by Witkoff/Kushner — awaits Trump approval. Oil plunges 7%+: Brent closes at $93.71. Gas at $4.54/gallon — 50 cents from all-time high. Both sides still trading strikes even as deal discussed.
Iranian strikes on Kuwait — 1 killed, 63 injured. Highest Gulf injury count of entire war. Trump: blockade 'more powerful than bombs.' Trump reveals Iran agreed to allow US to dig up buried nuclear material.
House passes War Powers Resolution 215–208 — first successful anti-war vote after 3 failed attempts. Four Republicans join Democrats: Massie, Davidson, Fitzpatrick, Barrett. Trump calls it 'meaningless.' Iranian navy claims it targeted CENTCOM facility.
S&P 500 snaps 9-day winning streak. Brent at $95.10 — eases on War Powers vote and Israel-Lebanon ceasefire renewal. Rubio asserts war is 'over.' Iran FM pushes back. Iran demands $24B in frozen assets as peace condition.
CENTCOM shoots down 4 Iranian drones, then strikes radar sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island. Iran retaliates: 7 ballistic missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain — 6 intercepted. IAEA Grossi: nuclear framework may be close. Witkoff-Kushner visit Oak Ridge National Lab.
TODAY — Day 99. War ongoing. Dual blockade continues. Both sides trading drone/missile strikes under nominal ceasefire. 60-day MOU still awaits Trump signature. Iran demands $24B assets unfrozen. IAEA nuclear framework talks progressing cautiously. Brent ~$95. S&P 500 near 7,200.
Donald J. Trump — Truth Social
Jun 7 2026
We are VERY CLOSE to a deal. Iran knows what they have to do. The GREAT DEAL is coming — just watch! — Truth Social (recent posts)
7,200
S&P 500
48,600
Dow
23,900
NASDAQ
23,700
Nifty 50
$95
Brent
📡 LIVE — As of June 7, 2026 (Day 99)
The 2026 Iran–US–Israel war remains ongoing. A 60-day ceasefire MOU was negotiated but still awaits Trump approval. The House passed a War Powers Resolution (215–208) on June 3. Brent crude is at ~$95/bbl. S&P 500 is near 7,200.
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