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The War Scorecard
Declared versus actual, actor by actor.
As of
11 Aug 2026
Actors
Six
Since
28 Feb 2026
Sources
Reuters · Associated Press · ACLED
Six actors, what each one says, what each one is doing, and where the fighting or the bases actually are, read side by side, with three chains of contradiction the official language is built to hide.
- US-Israeli strike events
- 3,578
- Iranian strike events
- 2,035
- Since
- 28 February 2026
ACLED count, 9 August 2026. ACLED counts strike events, including intercepted attacks.
§How it got here
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Feb 28
US + Israel strike Iran
Joint attacks begin.
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Mar 2
Hezbollah fires
Israel strikes Lebanon.
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March
Ground operations expand
Israeli forces push into the south.
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June
Fragile truce
Israel retains a reported ~10 km zone.
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August
Talks, then more fire
Negotiations continue as incidents persist.
§Actor by actor
| Actor | What they say | What they are doing | Where the fighting or bases are |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Active combat | Campaign removes threats from Iran and aligned armed groups. | Joint strikes on Iran; airstrikes in Lebanon; troops hold territory in the south. | Israel, long-range operations over Iran, and a reported strip about 10 km inside Lebanon. |
| Iran Active combat | Defending Iran against US–Israeli aggression. | Missile and drone retaliation against Israel and US-linked sites; threats to Gulf infrastructure. | Iran, Israel and the Gulf, including pressure around Hormuz and regional energy routes. |
| United States Active combat | Eliminate imminent threats and constrain Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities. | Strikes Iran; deploys air and naval forces; operates through regional bases and ships. | Gulf bases and naval platforms. Major facilities in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have been targeted. |
| Hezbollah Active / fragile truce | Responding to Iran’s leader being killed and to continued Israeli attacks; rejects disarmament. | Missiles and drones toward Israel; attacks Israeli positions inside southern Lebanon. | Lebanon, especially the south and the Israeli-held strip. |
| Houthis Multiple fronts | Support Iran and Palestine; resist the US and Israel. | Missiles and drones, Red Sea attacks, and strikes on Saudi and Yemeni-government targets. | Sanaa and northwestern Yemen; Red Sea and Gulf of Aden routes. |
| Gulf host states Hosts + defends | Call for talks, ceasefires and de-escalation. | Host US forces, defend airspace and energy sites, and absorb Iranian or Houthi threats. | US facilities in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, with wider deployments across the Gulf. |
Chains of contradiction
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- Gulf governments call for calm while hosting forces Iran says it is targeting.
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- A June truce exists while Israeli troops remain inside Lebanon and strikes continue.
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- Hezbollah joined the war in support of Iran, while its disarmament is now tied to Israeli withdrawal.
Changelog
- 11 Aug 2026 Strike-event counts updated to ACLED’s 9 August release. Scorecard re-dated.
- 6 Aug 2026 AP reporting added on continuing incidents through the truce.
- 5 Aug 2026 Reuters report on the reported ~10 km strip inside Lebanon folded into the Israel row.
Sources
- P3-S1 Reuters Reporting on the opening joint strikes 28 Feb 2026 wire service link pending verification
- P3-S2 Associated Press Reporting on Hezbollah fire and Israeli strikes in Lebanon 2 Mar 2026 wire service link pending verification
- P3-S3 Reuters Reporting on the June truce 18 Jun 2026 wire service link pending verification
- P3-S4 Reuters Reporting on the retained strip inside Lebanon 5 Aug 2026 wire service link pending verification
- P3-S5 ACLED Strike-event counts, including intercepted attacks 9 Aug 2026 dataset link pending verification
Data range: 28 February to 11 August 2026.