# Iran War Clock

> Iran War Clock tracks the live duration of the 2026 US-Iran War (Operation Epic Fury) against official predictions made by the Trump Administration about when it would end.

The site was launched on February 28, 2026 — the day the war began — and serves as a real-time accountability tracker. It records verbatim quotes and predictions from U.S. officials, visualizes their shifting timelines, and counts every second the war continues past each stated deadline.

## Key Facts

- War start: February 28, 2026, 1:15 AM ET (Operation Epic Fury)
- Built by: Cameron Armstrong, software engineer, writer, and former U.S. Army Infantry Officer
- URL: https://iranwarclock.com
- Source code: https://github.com/CamArmstr/IranWarClock

## Pages

- [Home](https://iranwarclock.com/): Live war duration clock, next-deadline countdown, quote carousel, interactive goalpost chart of shifting predictions, and methodology/FAQ section.
- [About](https://iranwarclock.com/about): Background on the project and its creator.
- [Individual Quote Pages](https://iranwarclock.com/quote/[id]): Shareable pages for each tracked official statement, with source links.
- [RSS Feed](https://iranwarclock.com/feed.xml): RSS 2.0 feed of tracked quotes and predictions.
- [Sitemap](https://iranwarclock.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap of all pages.

## What the Site Tracks

### Official Duration Predictions

The site records specific predictions from administration officials about how long the war would last. Each prediction includes who said it, when they said it, the verbatim quote, and the source. Predictions that have been exceeded by the actual war duration are marked as expired.

Notable predictions tracked:
- Trump (Feb 28, 2026): "I can go long...or end it in two or three days." — 3 days (expired)
- Trump (Mar 1, 2026): "We intended four to five weeks." — 35 days
- Hegseth (Mar 2, 2026): "Four weeks, two weeks, six weeks." — 42 days
- Hegseth (Mar 4, 2026): "You can say four weeks but it could be six, it could be eight." — 56 days
- Leavitt (Mar 6, 2026): "Four to six weeks to achieve war objectives." — 42 days
- CENTCOM (Mar 4, 2026, rumored): "At least 100 days but likely through September." — 189 days

### Broken Promises

The site also catalogs pre-war and wartime statements from officials — including President Trump, VP Vance, Secretary of War Hegseth, DNI Gabbard, and others — that were contradicted by subsequent events. These span from 2013 tweets to 2026 policy statements. Each quote includes the original source and a factual finding noting what actually happened.

## Data Sources

All quotes are sourced from public statements, press briefings, interviews, and social media posts by U.S. officials. Sources include the White House, Department of War, C-SPAN, the New York Times, Axios, CBS News, Politico, Al Jazeera, PolitiFact, and others. Every quote links to its original source.