Trump warns Iran has 48 hours to make deal or face "Hell"
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran has 48 hours to strike a deal on opening up the Strait of Hormuz or face "Hell."
"Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Time is running out -- 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them," Trump said.
On March 21, Trump threatened to "hit and obliterate" Iranian power plants if the country fails to fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Two days later, however, he postponed strikes on power plants for five days after holding "productive conversations" with Tehran. He later again pushed the deadline back.
Russia warns of rising nuclear risk after U.S.-Israeli strike near Iran's Bushehr plant
The risk of a nuclear incident is on the rise following a U.S.-Israeli strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said Saturday.
Iran confirmed that a projectile hit near the country's only operating nuclear power plant on Saturday, killing one security worker and marking the fourth such attack since the war began.
Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev said it remains unclear whether the strike was accidental or deliberate, warning that the situation around the plant is developing toward a worst-case scenario.
2 U.S. war jets downed by Iranian fire as both sides scramble for missing pilot
Two U.S. military aircraft, an F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 Warthog attack plane, crashed in quick succession on Friday after coming under fire from Iran, local media reported.
One pilot from the two-seat F-15 has been rescued, but the other remains missing. The A-10 Warthog reportedly managed to reach Kuwaiti airspace, where the lone pilot ejected and escaped.
U.S. officials later confirmed that two U.S. rescue helicopters, including a UH-60 Black Hawk, which undertook the search-and-rescue operations for the jets, were also struck.
365 U.S. troops wounded in war with Iran: Pentagon
As many as 365 U.S. troops have been wounded in action as of Friday since the United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, according to an online update from the Pentagon.
Of those injured, 247 were Army soldiers, 63 Navy sailors, 19 Marines and 36 Air Force airmen.
The death toll remains at 13, with seven being hostile deaths, six killed in an Iranian strike in Kuwait, and one dead after being wounded in Saudi Arabia.■
