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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.

Downed planes spell new peril for Trump as Tehran hunts missing US pilot

U.S. Air Force F-16 planes

Washington/Cairo, April 4 (Reuters): Iran’s forces were hunting on Saturday for a missing U.S. pilot from one of ​two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, officials from both sides said, while two airmen were rescued. The incidents show the risks still facing U.S. and ‌Israeli aircraft over Iran as the war entered its sixth week, despite assertions by President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that U.S. forces had total control of the skies. The prospect of a U.S. service person alive and on the run in Iran raises the stakes for Washington in a conflict with low public support among

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