Takshashila Institution · Live Tracker · Updated weekly

Tracking the Iran war day by day

Weapons deployed, strikes recorded, and shifts in strategy across every party to the conflict — compiled from CENTCOM, ISW, UKMTO, and open-source reporting.

February 28, 2026 → Now  ·  War resumed 8 July after MoU collapse

0+ Targets struck
0+ Air sorties
0+ Iranian ships destroyed
0 Launchers neutralised

Key figures across the war

The numbers, at a glance

Sources: CENTCOM, ISW, UAE Defence Ministry, UKMTO, Rystad Energy, IEA.

Section 01 · Battlefield

Day-by-day military events, mapped against strikes on each country

The left column tracks the war chronologically. The right column groups strikes by target country. Click any row to expand.

Timeline

By target country

Section 02 · Weapons Database

Every system deployed, catalogued by country and category

Pick a country, then a category, to browse specific weapons and how each has been used across the war.

Section 03 · Strategy & Trends

Iranian strategy set against the US–Israeli response

Fire mix by day, sortie volume, launcher attrition, and daily strike totals — each series read left to right.

Iran's attack mix, by day

Source: ISW-CTP Iran Update, UAE Defence Ministry briefings, Feb–May 2026.

US & Israeli response volume

Source: CENTCOM readouts, IDF Spokesperson briefings, Feb–May 2026.

Section 04 · Maritime & Shipping

Attacks on commercial shipping across the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf waters

UKMTO has logged at least 21 confirmed maritime incidents since Feb 28. A dual blockade — Iranian selective controls plus a US naval blockade — remains in force.

Section 05 · Ecosystem of Actors

The wider coalition, and the states arming Iran

Gulf-state air defence, European deployments, the Russian arms pipeline into Iran, and China's strategic support.

Coalition strike composition

Source: CENTCOM, IDF, national defence ministries. Illustrative shares of total kinetic activity.

Coalition, in figures

7,000+Targets struck
6,500+Air sorties
100+Iranian ships destroyed
60%Iranian launchers gone
3US carriers deployed
18Bombers at RAF Fairford
10+Oil tankers attacked
~50%Cluster munition rate

Section 06 · Analysis

Anushka's Takes

Twelve short readings of the war so far — patterns, inflections, and moves that changed the shape of the conflict.