Iran War, Day 132: The Deal Is Over — Hormuz Reopens the Fire
Stardate 2026.190 · D900 Field notes on a war that keeps refusing to end. Day count from February 28, 2026. Previous entries in this series: Day 19, Day 100, Day 121. The fragile June memorandum just broke in public. After Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on July 6–7, the U.S. […]
Iran War Update: Day 100 – June 7, 2026
Stardate 2026.158 · D868 Posted: June 7, 2026 | 4:30 PM CDT | Minnesota It’s Day 100. One hundred days since Operation Epic Fury opened on February 28. I didn’t think we’d still be counting when I started these. The big airstrikes are still mostly paused, the “ceasefire on life support” from Day 74 is […]
Iran War Update: Day 74 – May 12, 2026
Stardate 2026.132 · D842 Posted: May 12, 2026 | 5:00 PM CDT | Minnesota It’s been 74 days since Operation Epic Fury kicked off on February 28. The big airstrikes have mostly paused. What replaced them is something stranger and, in some ways, harder to live with: a fragile ceasefire on “massive life support” (Trump’s […]
Iran War Update: Day 54 – April 22, 2026
Day 54 of Operation Epic Fury: fragile ceasefire holds, U.S. naval blockade continues, Islamabad talks collapse. Where the war stands as of April 22, 2026.
Iran War Update: Current Status as of April 13, 2026
Operation Epic Fury shifts from airstrikes to naval blockade. Pakistan-brokered ceasefire holds but talks in Islamabad collapsed. U.S. Navy now enforcing full blockade of Iranian ports. The next few days are critical.
Ghost Murmur: The Declassified Tech Behind the CIA’s Heartbeat Sensor
Stardate 2026.098 · D808 Posted: April 8, 2026 | 12:15 PM CDT | Wayzata, Minnesota After this morning’s Day 39 war update, I went down the rabbit hole on Ghost Murmur — the classified CIA tool used for the first time ever in the Iran war to locate the second downed F-15E weapons systems officer […]
Iran War Update: Day 39 – April 8, 2026
Stardate 2026.098 · D808 Posted: April 8, 2026 | 11:45 AM CDT | Wayzata, Minnesota This morning I asked Ringmaster Blu (our Grok-powered intel scout) a pretty specific question: “What’s the deal with the CIA using AI and some kind of heartbeat thing in Iran? I keep seeing it mentioned.” The answer that came back […]
Iran War Update: Day 38 – April 7, 2026
Day 38 of Operation Epic Fury. Trump’s Truth Social post warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ as the 48-hour ultimatum on the Strait of Hormuz expires. Iran rejects the demands. One of the most consequential nights of the conflict.
Iran War Update: Day 36 – April 5, 2026
Stardate 2026.095 · D805 Posted: April 5, 2026 | 11:05 AM CDT | Waseca, Minnesota Operation Epic Fury has reached a tense and uncertain point on its 36th day. President Trump’s fresh 48-hour ultimatum to Iran — demanding a deal on the Strait of Hormuz or face “all Hell will reign down” — has left […]
Iran War Update: Day 32 — March 31, 2026
Stardate 2026.090 · D800 Operation Epic Fury has now stretched into its 32nd day, with the U.S.-Israeli campaign showing clear signs of winding down even as sporadic strikes and diplomatic maneuvering continue. President Trump is signaling a desire to conclude major combat operations soon, but Iran has rejected key U.S. proposals and maintains defiant rhetoric. […]
Iran War Roundup Recap: Key Milestones & Status as of March 23, 2026 (Day 24)
Day 24 of Operation Epic Fury. Trump postpones power plant strikes after back-channel talks. Hormuz still 80% blocked. Mojtaba Khamenei possibly incapacitated. 8,000+ targets hit. War at inflection point.