Persian Gulf crisis (2019–present)
May 5, 2019 – January 12, 2020 · West Asia
Tensions between Iran and the United States rose after attacks on oil tankers and Saudi oil plants and the downing of a US drone. The US killed General Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, and Iran fired missiles at US bases in Iraq.
Participants
Battles and events 6
- December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria 2019
- Abqaiq–Khurais attack September 14, 2019
- Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad December 31, 2019 – January 1, 2020
- Assassination of Qasem Soleimani January 3, 2020
- Operation Martyr Soleimani January 8, 2020
- Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 January 8, 2020