Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge
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“U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline”
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“American forces rescued a wounded aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines”
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“A defiant Iran struck infrastructure targets in neighboring Gulf Arab countries and threatened to restrict another heavily used regional waterway, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Arabian Peninsula”
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“Trump on social media vowed to hit Iran’s power plants and bridges and said the country would be 'living in Hell' if the Strait of Hormuz, crucial for global trade, isn’t opened”
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“Trump has issued such deadlines before but extended them when mediators have claimed progress toward ending the war”
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“Both sides have threatened and hit civilian targets like oil fields and desalination plants critical for drinking water”
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“Iran’s U.N. mission called Trump’s threat 'clear evidence of intent to commit war crime'”
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“Iran’s joint military command warned of stepped-up attacks on regional oil and civilian infrastructure if the U.S. and Israel attack such targets there”
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“The laws of armed conflict allow attacks on civilian infrastructure only if the military advantage outweighs the civilian harm”
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“An intense search followed Friday's crash of the F-15E Strike Eagle, while Iran promised a reward for the 'enemy pilot'”
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“Trump said that the service member was 'seriously wounded and really brave' and rescued from 'deep inside the mountains' in an operation involving dozens of armed aircraft”
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“A senior U.S. administration official said that before locating the second aviator, the CIA spread word inside Iran that U.S. forces had found him and were moving him out, creating confusion for Iranians”
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“Iran also shot down another U.S. military plane Friday, demonstrating the perils of the bombing campaign and the ability of Iran's degraded military to hit back”
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“Iran’s state television aired a video showing what it claimed were parts of U.S. aircraft — a transport plane and two helicopters — shot down by Iranian forces during the rescue operation”
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“A regional intelligence official briefed on the mission told the AP that the U.S. military blew up two transport planes because of a technical malfunction and brought in additional aircraft to complete the rescue”
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“Iran’s joint military command later🔥 said the U.S. bombed their own aircraft to prevent embarrassment for Trump”
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“Two Black Hawk helicopters were hit but navigated to safe airspace”
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“Trump's deadline is related to the Strait of Hormuz”
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“Iran's spokesperson said the Strait of Hormuz can only reopen if transit revenues are secured”
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“Ali Akbar Velayati warned of disrupting trade on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait”
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“Oman’s Foreign Ministry met with representatives from Iran and Oman to discuss transit proposals”
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“Egypt’s Foreign Minister spoke with U.S., Iranian, and other envoys”
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“Bahrain urged the U.N. Security Council to act on its draft proposal”
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“In the UAE, four people were injured in fires caused by debris from an attack”
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“In Kuwait, power plants and desalination facilities were damaged”
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“In Bahrain, fires occurred at oil and petrochemical plants”
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“In Israel, three people were searched for after an apartment building was hit”
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“More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran”
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“More than 1,400 people have been killed in Lebanon, with 1 million displaced”
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“Eleven Israeli soldiers have been killed”
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“Twenty-four people have been killed in Gulf Arab states and the West Bank”
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“Nineteen people have been killed in Israel”
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“Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed”
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