By the numbers: 100 days of the US-Israel war on Iran

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 07, 2026 · 1688 words · By Hanna Duggal; Alia Chughtai

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Iran war 100 days: How the conflict impacted Iran and the world From the human cost to the economy, Al Jazeera visualises how the US-Israel war on Iran has unfolded since February 28.

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Iran war 100 days: How the conflict impacted Iran and the world From the human cost to the economy, Al Jazeera visualises how the US-Israel war on Iran has unfolded since February 28.

Why it matters

Sunday marks 100 days into a war that US President Donald Trump said was going to finish “very fast”.

Common ground

Despite a ceasefire agreed on April 8, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, sporadic fire continues, and talks have repeatedly collapsed.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that forced displacement orders as far as the Zahrani River, which is some 10km (six miles) north of the Litani?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 26 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “forced displacement orders as far as the Zahrani River, which is some 10km (six miles) north of the Litani.”

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Multiple web search results confirm displacement orders extending to the Zahrani River, noting its position north of the Litani River.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military has issued a new forced displacement order for residents of the towns and villages of Mayfadoun, Choukine and Zebdine in Lebanon’s Nabatieh district.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/isr…

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web search NEUTRAL — The order is significant because the Zahrani River lies considerably north of the Litani River, which Israel had previously presented as the effective limit of the zone it sought to clear of Hezbollah…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/israeli-forces-pus…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon’s Litani River, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after telling thous…
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/israeli-forces-cross-k…

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Claim 2: “the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 have reached record highs so far this year”

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Claim 3: “Myanmar seeing a petrol price increase of more than 90 percent in the first three months of the conflict.”

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Claim 4: “The first serious rounds of negotiations to end the war took place in Pakistan between April 11–12.”

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Claim 5: “Despite a separate ceasefire in Lebanon that took effect on April 17, Israel continues to pound the country’s south.”

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Multiple web search results (Al-Manar, The Media Line, UN reports) confirm a ceasefire took effect on April 17 and that Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continued.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict

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Claim 6: “President Trump’s approval rating stands at 40.3 percent in the RealClearPolitics polling average as of June 2, while 57 percent of Americans disapprove of his job performance”

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Claim 7: “The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan.”

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Claim 8: “US-Israel war on Iran has unfolded since February 28”

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Multiple independent Al Jazeera reports and Wikipedia entries confirm the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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Claim 9: “Israeli attacks have displaced more than one million Lebanese people”

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Al Jazeera and multiple web search results explicitly state that more than one million Lebanese people have been displaced by Israeli attacks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 September 2024, Israel began a series of airstrikes in Lebanon as part of the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict with an operation it code-named Northern Arrows. Since then, Israel's attacks have…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2024_Israeli_attacks…

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Claim 10: “As of June 1, Israeli forces had reached the outskirts of Nabatieh, a city in southern Lebanon.”

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Web search results confirm Israeli soldiers reached Nabatieh around May 30, 2026, which aligns with the claim that they had reached the outskirts by June 1.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah's response to the Gaza war led to the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. After an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement in November 2024, Israel still ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... After the Israeli military carried out an airstrike on the Lebanese capital Beirut on July 30 and killed Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/israeli-soldiers-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... An Israeli military official said Hezbollah had fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting the ...
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/posts/air-strikes-hit-nabat…

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Claim 11: “In the first two weeks of the war, more than three million Iranians were also displaced”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or references regarding the displacement of three million Iranians.

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Claim 12: “at least 146 countries have reported increases in petrol prices since late February.”

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Claim 13: “about 607 ships have crossed through the strait between February 28 and May 31 – an average of almost seven per day”

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Claim 14: “Within hours, Israel launched more than 100 air strikes across Lebanon, killing more than 250 people.”

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Claim 15: “in some Latin American countries like Peru, costs of filling up a tank are 40 percent higher than before the war.”

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Claim 16: “Nigerians are paying more than 50 percent more for their petrol”

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Claim 17: “Before the war, Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, cost about $70 per barrel.”

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Claim 18: “A week into the war, prices crossed $100 for the first time since 2022, eventually peaking at nearly $120 before settling back to about $100”

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Claim 19: “the US has imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports since mid-April”

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Claim 20: “S&P 500, a benchmark index for the US stock market, dropping 9.1 percent through late March from previous highs”

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Claim 21: “Despite a ceasefire agreed on April 8, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed”

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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm a ceasefire was agreed upon on April 8 and that the Strait of Hormuz has remained largely closed or restricted.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 22: “Israeli forces now occupy nearly a fifth of the country – 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles).”

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EuroNews and other sources report that Israeli forces occupy approximately 2,000 square kilometers, or roughly one-fifth of Lebanese territory.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes were launched amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations, begun in April 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon What did Lebanon and Israel discuss in Rome talks?Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult 2. What challenges lie ahead for the US-Israel-Lebanon agreem…
https://www.naharnet.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — For months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been documenting their own war crimes against Palestinians and sharing them on social media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAT9NQ4WkE0

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Claim 23: “they captured Beaufort Castle, marking the deepest advancement into Lebanon in more than 25 years.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm the capture of Beaufort Castle in May 2026 as a significant advancement into Lebanon.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military has captured the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "decisive shift" in its offensive against Hezbolla…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdep04kzz5wo

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel captured Beaufort Castle and advanced to within 5 km of Nabatieh as Lebanon's PM warned of 'unprecedented' Israeli escalation.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/israel-captured-beaufort…

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web search NEUTRAL — The castle was used as an Israeli Defence Forces base from 1982 until 2000 during the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon. It was captured again by IDF forces in May 2026 during the 2026 Lebanon Wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_Castle,_Lebanon

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Claim 24: “Preliminary figures show at least 3,593 people confirmed killed in Lebanon, 3,468 in Iran and 29 in Gulf states, with 26 Israelis and 13 US soldiers also killed in Iranian attacks since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran.”

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While evidence confirms the existence of the war and the ceasefire date, no specific casualty figures (3,593 in Lebanon, 3,468 in Iran, etc.) were found in the provided evidence to verify these exact numbers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phase ceasefire framework i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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Claim 25: “Twice now, war has broken out in the middle of negotiations – first in June 2025, and again on February 28, 2026”

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Claim 26: “oil prices almost doubling over the past three months.”

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