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US aviator missing after Iran shot down fighter jet has been rescued

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Washington (AP): The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with renewed threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote in a social media post that the aviator is injured but “will be just fine,” adding that the rescue involved “dozens of aircraft” and that the U.S. had been monitoring his location in the lead-up to his rescue. “This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were

Trump, Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline as search continues for missing US airman

Cairo/Washington, April 5 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel on Saturday stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz ​or face attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Iranian and U.S. forces searched for a missing U.S. crew member from one of two downed warplanes. Trump, who has sent mixed messages since the conflict began with a ‌joint U.S.-Israeli bombardment of Iran on February 28, told Tehran that his latest deadline for a deal to end the war was fast approaching. The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of

Iraq-Iran border crossing at Shalamcheh returns to normal after closure due to air strikes

BASRA, Iraq, April 4 (Reuters) – Passenger movement has returned ‌to normal at the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after it was closed following air strikes ​on the Iranian side that killed an ​Iraqi citizen, security sources and state news ⁠agency said on Saturday. The crossing serves as one ​of the main routes for imports to Iraq ​of vegetables and other food supplies from Iran, traders and border officials say. Any prolonged disruption can quickly affect ​supplies to local markets. The sources said at ​least five Iraqis were seriously wounded in the strikes, which ‌hit ⁠a passenger reception

Iran says Iraq exempt from any Strait of Hormuz restrictions

April 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya ​joint military ‌command said Iraq ​would be ​exempt from any ⁠restrictions ​on transit ​through the Strait of Hormuz, ​Iranian ​media reported on Saturday, ‌signaling ⁠preferential treatment for Baghdad ​as ​Tehran ⁠tightens control over ​the ​strategic ⁠waterway.

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