{"id":313933,"date":"2026-04-05T20:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=313933"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:18:59","slug":"trump-says-u-s-fighter-jet-officer-rescued-renews-iran-power-plant-threats-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/trump-says-u-s-fighter-jet-officer-rescued-renews-iran-power-plant-threats-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. fighter jet officer rescued, renews Iran power plant threats &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Donald Trump announced the U.S. has rescued a crew member of a downed fighter jet that went down behind enemy lines, while levelling latest threats against Iran because the war continues.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in a post to Truth Social on Sunday, said troops had rescued the \u201cseriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 crew member\/officer\u201d from inside Iran\u2019s mountains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Iranian Military was looking hard, in big numbers, and getting close,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cHe&#8217;s a highly respected Colonel. This kind of raid is seldom attempted due to danger to \u2018man and equipment.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say the search and rescue got here after a earlier rescue, through which he said the pilot was found. Trump said that first rescue was not publicly confirmed to maintain the second operation secret.<\/p>\n<p>The rescues of each service members got here after the Friday crash of the F-15E Strike Eagle. On the time, Iran had promised a reward for anyone who turned in an \u201cenemy pilot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A separate jet that recently went down, a U.S. A-10 attack aircraft, has not been positioned and the status of the crew was not immediately known.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get day by day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get day by day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a separate post on Truth Social, Trump warned Iran it could strike the country\u2019s power plants and bridges on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He threatened in an expletive-laden post Iran could be \u201cliving in Hell\u201d if it didn\u2019t open the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11759795_69d27c6013932\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11759795\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11759795\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11759795_69d27c6013932\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Civilian death toll rises in Iran war, more than 1,000 killed by Israeli strikes in 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Civilian death toll rises in Iran war, greater than 1,000 killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Iran continues attacks on Gulf states<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s not the primary time Trump has made such threats in the course of the month-long war, previously extending them after mediators claimed progress towards ending the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the threats from Trump, Iran has shown no signs of slowing down its own military actions against neighbouring Gulf states<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kuwait was the goal of drone attacks which caused significant damage to power plants and a petrochemical plant. A water desalination plant was also put out of service, in keeping with the country\u2019s Ministry of Electricity. Nonetheless, no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>A fireplace was sparked at one among Bahrain\u2019s national oil company storage facilities and a state-run petrochemical plant following a drone strike, the dominion\u2019s official news agency said.<\/p>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates also got here under fire, with authorities responding to fires at a petrochemical plant in Ruwais that officials said was attributable to intercepted debris.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s threat Sunday comes only a day after he made similar comments on Saturday, saying the Strait must open up by Monday or Iran would face consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The waterway is a critical chokepoint for industrial trade, with oil and gas moving from the Persian Gulf to Europe and Asia. Disruptions there have created volatility available in the market and pushed oil and gas-importing countries to hunt alternative sources.<\/p>\n<p>Iran said the \u201cdoors of hell shall be opened to you\u201d if its infrastructure is attacked in response to Trump\u2019s renewed threat, state media reported. Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi also threatened all infrastructure utilized by the U.S. military within the region.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts proceed by Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt to bring the U.S. and Iran to the negotiating table, in keeping with two regional officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2014<em>with files from The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump announced the U.S. has rescued a crew member of a downed fighter jet that went down behind enemy lines, while levelling latest threats against Iran because the war continues. 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