- The US and Israel on Feb 28 launched what they described as a “pre-emptive” joint strike against Iranian targets, with Trump announcing start of “major combat operations”
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes; Mojtaba Khamenei replaced his father as Iran’s new supreme leader
- Iran, US agreed to a two-week on April 8; the truce was later extended indefinitely and remains in place
- Pakistan hosted the first round of face-to-face talks between the US and Iran in 47 years in April; the talks ended without a breakthrough, but also without a breakdown
- US and Iran exchanged fire on May 8 despite the ceasefire
- Even as hostilities briefly renewed, Washington said it was awaiting Iran’s response to a US proposal that would stop the fighting but leave the most contentious issues unresolved for now
War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes
