WE RECOVERED HIM! My fellow Americans, in the last few hours, the United States Armed Forces have completed one of the most daring search and rescue operations in U.S. history for one of our incredible crew officers —who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel—and who I am thrilled to report is now SAFE AND SAFE!

Donald Trump wrote this on Truth, in a post dedicated to the rescue of the second member of the F-15E downed on Friday in Iran. "This brave warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, hunted by our adversaries who, hour by hour, were closing in; however, he was never truly alone, as his Commander in Chief, the Secretary of War, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his fellow soldiers monitored his whereabouts around the clock, meticulously planning his rescue," the tycoon added in the post.

" At my direction, the U.S. military has dispatched dozens of aircraft, equipped with the world's most lethal weapons, to recover him. He has sustained injuries but will make a full recovery. This miraculous search and rescue operation builds on yesterday's success in recovering another courageous pilot, news we did not immediately confirm, so as not to jeopardize the success of our second rescue operation ," Trump continued, adding that "this is the first time in military history that two U.S. pilots have been rescued—in two separate operations—in the heart of enemy territory."

WAR IN IRAN, ALL THE NEWS

Iran denies the rescue claim and instead claims to have hit two helicopters and a plane participating in the rescue operation. "The enemy's desperate attempts to rescue its downed fighter pilot were thwarted by the grace of Almighty God, divine aid, and the timely actions and joint operations of Islamic fighters from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, the heroic Basij, and security forces," said Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Unified Command Headquarters, according to Iranian media reports. "The enemy's attacking aircraft, two Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 military transport plane, were hit and engulfed in flames south of Isfahan."

The Pasdaran spoke of "a trap set for the enemy American plane that had entered Iran to rescue the pilot." The United States, according to a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, "has once again suffered a humiliating defeat." And while US President Donald Trump "claimed a special operation to rescue the pilot," it was merely "an attempt to conceal his heavy defeat."

The news of April 5th

A port in the Emirates was targeted in an attack, 4 injured

The port of Khor Fakkan, on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates, not far from the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted in an attack, local authorities reported today. Four people were injured, one seriously, by falling debris following the interception of a rocket, which authorities have not yet identified. The seriously injured person is Nepalese, while the other three, who suffered injuries described as "moderate to light," are Pakistani. The incident caused a fire, which was extinguished, according to the same source. The British shipping agency UKMTO also reported the incident, describing "unidentified projectiles" that fell in the "immediate vicinity" of a docked container ship being loaded. Gulf states are daily targets of Iranian drone and missile attacks in response to the Israeli-American offensive on their territory.

Media: "Israel believes US-Iran negotiations will fail."

"The Pasdaran are the ones who don't want to move forward with the negotiations, and by all indications, they will say no," Channel 12 reported, citing a foreign source and Israeli political sources. According to the source, Israel's assessment is that the negotiations between the US and Iran will fail, leading to a "rare window of opportunity to attack key infrastructure of the Iranian regime."

- Trump's cryptic post appears to extend his ultimatum to Iran

Donald Trump uses a cryptic post on Truth to seemingly extend, by a small margin, the deadline for the ultimatum he gave Iran to "find an agreement" or "open the Strait of Hormuz": "Tuesday, 8:00 PM," it reads, referring to US Eastern Time, or 2:00 AM CET on Wednesday. Yesterday, Trump himself had reminded us that the ultimatum issued on March 26 would expire on Monday.

- IDF: "We will not leave Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms south of the Litani."

"We have evacuated entire areas of southern Lebanon for their protection, and we do not intend to allow them to return until we have ensured disarmament south of the Litani River. We control the territory and will not relinquish it until the direct threat to you is eliminated." This was stated by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, meeting today in Nahariya, northern Israel, with representatives of municipalities bordering Lebanon. Zamir added, "We are fighting in Lebanon to protect Nahariya and the northern communities to ensure the long-term safety of their residents. An opportunity to change the security situation has arisen, and we will not let it slip away. Hezbollah is suffering a severe blow, and we will continue to inflict further blows."

- Lavrov: "The US should abandon the language of ultimatums to Iran."

Moscow is calling on the United States to "abandon the language of ultimatums" to facilitate a "return to negotiations," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. "The Russian side expressed hope that the efforts undertaken by several countries to de-escalate tensions will be successful, which would be facilitated by the US abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning to negotiations," he said. The two also called for an end to "reckless and unlawful attacks on civilian infrastructure," including the Bushehr power plant, where Russian employees work.

Iran to Trump: "You're dragging the US into hell; the region will burn."

Tehran is warning Donald Trump following the US president's latest threats to its energy infrastructure and bridges if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday. "Your reckless moves are dragging the United States into a living hell for every single family, and our entire region will burn because you insist on following Netanyahu's orders. Make no mistake: you will achieve nothing by committing war crimes," Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. "The only real solution is to respect the rights of the Iranian people and put an end to this dangerous game."

Iranian missile hits building in Haifa, injuring 4 and causing collapse

At least four people were injured, one seriously, in Haifa, northern Israel, where a missile launched from Iran directly struck a residential building. Security services on the scene reported this. According to firefighters, cited by the media, the building is in danger of collapsing.

- Beirut, at least 4 dead and 39 wounded in IDF raid near hospital

At least four people were killed and 39 injured in an Israeli airstrike near Rafic Hariri Hospital in southern Beirut, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported. The victims were three Sudanese citizens and a 15-year-old girl, Dr. Zakaria Tawbe, deputy director of the hospital, told AFP. Thirty-one injured in the attack were transferred to the hospital.

- Trump, "We tried to give weapons to Iranian protesters through Kurds."

The United States attempted to send weapons to Iranian protesters "through the Kurds," US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News. The tycoon added that, earlier this year, Washington attempted to complete its mission of supplying weapons to Iranian protesters "through the Kurds," but that, in his opinion, the weapons never reached the protesters. "We sent them a lot of weapons; we sent them through the Kurds," Trump said, without providing further details on who exactly he was referring to, but specifying that he believed "the Kurds" withheld the weapons.

- Trump: "Good chance of an agreement with Iran tomorrow"

US President Donald Trump said he believes there is a "good chance" of reaching an agreement with Iran on Monday, before the 48-hour deadline he set for Tehran to sign an agreement and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to avoid heavy bombing. "I think there's a good chance tomorrow—they're negotiating right now," the tycoon told Fox News. "If they don't reach an agreement, and quickly, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking the oil," he added.

- US-Israeli raid on an airport in southwestern Iran

New Israeli-American airstrikes hit an airport in southwestern Iran today, according to Tehran state media. "Shahid (Qasem) Soleimani International Airport was hit by an airstrike conducted by US and Zionist forces," the official IRNA news agency reported, citing Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor of Khuzestan province.

- Trump: "The pilot rescued in Iran is seriously injured."

"We rescued the seriously injured and truly brave F-15 crewman/officer from deep in the mountains of Iran. The Iranian military was searching for him relentlessly, in large numbers, and was closing in. He is a highly respected colonel," wrote US President Donald Trump on his social media account, Truth.

- Trump threatens power plants and bridges in Iran: "Open the Strait, you bastards."

Donald Trump threatens to target Iranian power plants and bridges "on Tuesday" if Tehran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz. "Tuesday in Iran will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, all rolled into one. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the damn Strait, you crazy bastards, or you will live in hell—YOU WILL SEE! Praise be to Allah," he wrote on the social media site Truth. Yesterday, the US president gave Iran 48 hours to make "a deal or open Hormuz."

(Unioneonline)

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