CNN: US President Donald Trump appeared to set a new deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time,” he wrote, after issuing a profane message renewing threats to bomb power plants and other infrastructure if Tehran does not lift its effective blockade on the vital waterway.
Tehran defiant: Senior Iranian officials issued their own threats in response to Trump’s ultimatum and said the strait will remain blocked until Iran receives pay for war damages…
Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike ‘Every Power Plant,’ in WSJ Interview
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US rescues second F-15E fighter jet airman shot down over Iran
The US military has rescued the airman of an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, ending a complex and high-risk mission inside the Islamic republic.
US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform early on Sunday: “WE GOT HIM!” He added that the rescued airman had injuries but was “SAFE and SOUND!”…
A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative…
CIA ‘deception campaign’ bought time for rescue of downed airman
The CIA spread word inside Iran that U.S. forces had already found the airman and were exfiltrating him out of the country by ground, according to two senior administration officials.
The feint bought time for the CIA to locate the downed airman and quietly relay his precise whereabouts to the White House and Pentagon, added the two officials, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media…
A Downed Airman, a Mountain Hideout and a High-Risk Rescue in Iran
Once the Pentagon confirmed the aviator’s identity, Hegseth rushed to the Oval Office to tell him and seek a final order, officials said. Trump immediately gave his approval: “We have to get him,” Trump said, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The effort to recover the officer set off a sprawling, high-risk rescue mission involving some 100 special-operations forces, dozens of U.S. warplanes and helicopters, and a last-minute Central Intelligence Agency deception campaign to buy more time, the officials said.
“When airmen go down, you can’t get them in very tough countries, like in Vietnam,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday morning. “He was able to climb, climb up as wounded as he was, he was able to climb up into a crevice,” the president continued, saying the airman could hear the U.S. forces looking for him. “A lot of great things happened.”…
Inside the mission to recover a downed American airman
Hiding alone in a mountain crevice behind enemy lines, the injured American airman knew exactly what to do: survive and evade…
How the C.I.A. Helped Locate a U.S. Airman Hiding on an Iranian Ridgeline
The intelligence agency also executed a deception campaign aimed at drawing Iranian forces away from where the missing Air Force officer was hiding…
How Elite American Forces Are Trained to Survive Behind Enemy Lines
Air Force crew learn to eat bugs, treat their wounds and evade capture before ever flying a mission…
Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war…
Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran
In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants…
Countries must not hoard fuel during Iran war, warns IEA
Fatih Birol makes veiled reference to China as he urges nations to avoid export bans despite worsening supply shock…
Life and Death Aboard Ships Stranded Near the Strait of Hormuz
Hundreds of seafarers are calling for help to get home as food and fresh water start to run low after more than a month in limbo…
Trump Risks Confidence in US Role as Guardian of Global Shipping
Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade deals, few would be as consequential as withdrawing and leaving the rest of the world to secure the Persian Gulf.
The move, which the US president has repeatedly threatened as his war with Iran drags on, would represent a break with decades of US policy keeping open the sea lanes that carry four-fifths of the $35 trillion global goods trade. Even the threat of reducing security for the Strait of Hormuz risks shaking confidence in a pillar of the world economy, as well as American wealth and power…
On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war
“Let those who have weapons lay them down!” the first American pope declared. The White House’s war in Iran and nativist agenda at home are testing the Vatican…