{"id":107148,"date":"2026-06-08T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=107148"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:55:34","slug":"100-days-of-us-israel-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/100-days-of-us-israel-war-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Days of US-Israel War on Iran: No Winner, No End and Rising Global Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>100 Days of US-Israel War on Iran Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 7, 2026 marked 100 days of the US-Israel war on Iran \u2014 a conflict triggered by the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the opening strikes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The war has since spread across multiple fronts, disrupted global energy markets, and directly impacted India through rising oil prices and threats to its Gulf diaspora. Diplomacy remains deadlocked, with no ceasefire in sight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How It Started<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US and Israel launched strikes targeting Iran&#8217;s military and nuclear-linked infrastructure, aiming to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The killing of Khamenei \u2014 Iran&#8217;s highest political and religious authority \u2014 dramatically escalated the conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran retaliated through both direct strikes and regional proxies, drawing Lebanon, the Gulf states, and global energy markets into the crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the US House of Representatives voted 215\u2013208 to restrict President Trump&#8217;s authority to continue the war \u2014 a largely symbolic move, as the Senate must also pass it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key players in the Conflict<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The standoff involves multiple state and non-state actors:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>United States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is leading military strikes and diplomatic pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Israel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is engaged in direct confrontation with Iran-linked forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, responding through direct actions and regional proxies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Hezbollah in Lebanon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is sustaining cross-border attacks on Israel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Gulf countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are impacted by spillover effects despite not being direct participants.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Countries across the Gulf have been affected by the conflict, even though they are not directly involved in the fighting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missile and drone attacks have targeted infrastructure in parts of the region, raising security concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air travel has been disrupted, with flights cancelled or rerouted due to safety risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Who Is Winning<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nobody, clearly. The conflict has become a war of endurance rather than decisive military gains. The US and Israel have struck Iranian military and nuclear facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Iran has sustained its resistance through direct action and proxy forces \u2014 chiefly Hezbollah in Lebanon \u2014 keeping multiple fronts active. Both sides claim limited success while facing ongoing risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump has described the war as a &#8220;great success&#8221; and insists Iran is &#8220;in no position&#8221; to develop nuclear weapons. But stalled diplomacy tells a different story.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>The Strait of Hormuz: The Energy Flashpoint<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to global markets \u2014 has become the most sensitive pressure point of the conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly one-fifth of the world&#8217;s crude oil passes through it daily.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran has asserted shared control of the strait with Oman. Military activity has disrupted shipping, created a partial blockade, and kept oil prices volatile.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prices crossed $100 per barrel at peak, though they dipped when ceasefire signals emerged.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lebanon: The Second Front<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lebanon has become a major secondary front. Hezbollah \u2014 Iran&#8217;s closest regional ally \u2014 has sustained cross-border attacks on Israel, opening a parallel conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel has continued striking southern Lebanon despite a Washington-brokered ceasefire agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hezbollah has rejected conditional truce proposals, demanding full Israeli withdrawal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran has linked any peace deal with the US to a ceasefire in Lebanon, making the diplomatic picture even more complex.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Diplomacy: Completely Stalled<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Pakistan-brokered ceasefire on April 7 is no longer holding. Iran has cut contact with US mediators.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier discussions on extending the ceasefire and reviving nuclear talks have collapsed after Washington sought changes to proposed terms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran&#8217;s position: &#8220;The ball is in Trump&#8217;s court.&#8221; Tehran demands the release of frozen assets and a broader regional ceasefire \u2014 particularly in Lebanon \u2014 before any talks can resume.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump shows little urgency, suggesting the talks have lost momentum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India&#8217;s Concern: Three Direct Threats<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has maintained strategic neutrality but is directly affected across three dimensions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Oil imports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 65\u201370% of India&#8217;s crude oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz. Sustained disruption raises fuel import costs, adding to inflation and current account pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gulf diaspora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 9\u201310 million Indians live in Gulf countries \u2014 the largest Indian diaspora concentration in the world. Their remittances account for roughly 40% of India&#8217;s total remittance inflows. An Indian national was killed in an Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport on June 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Trade routes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shipping disruptions, flight cancellations, and supply chain uncertainty affect India&#8217;s trade with the Gulf and beyond.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/us-israel-iran-war-100-days-cost-strait-of-hormuz-oil-crisis-trump-10727497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/7\/how-have-countries-around-the-world-responded-to-the-us-israel-war-on-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ALJ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100 Days of US-Israel War on Iran highlights the prolonged conflict, energy market disruptions, stalled diplomacy, and growing implications for India and the Gulf region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":107172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[8012,60,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-107148","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-100-days-of-us-israel-war-on-iran","9":"tag-mains-articles","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs-tag","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107148"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107161,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107148\/revisions\/107161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}