LIVE | Missing US service member in Iran has been rescued
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran is entering a critical phase, marked by a sharp military escalation and a complete stalemate on the diplomatic front.
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The war between the United States, Israel and Iran enters critical hours, marked by a strong military escalation and a total stalemate on the diplomatic track. In the last hours, Washington confirmed the rescue of the two crew members of an F-15 fighter shot down by Iran, in a high-risk operation that evidences the intensity of the direct combat between both countries.
At the same time, President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Tehran: 48 hours to reach an agreement or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, under threat of a major offensive, while Iran refuses to negotiate and warns it will respond without restraint.
On the ground, cross-attacks continue: Iran claims to have shot down more U.S. aircraft during rescue operations, while the U.S. and Israel prepare new bombings, including possible attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure.
With the Strait of Hormuz under threat, the conflict is already having a global impact on energy and trade, as the risk of further escalation across the region grows and the war nears a tipping point.
Times correspond to Eastern Standard Time.
Pope calls for peace
In his first Easter blessing, Pope Leo XIV urged “those with the power to unleash wars” to “choose peace.”
“We are becoming accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and growing indifferent. Indifferent to the death of thousands of people,” he said before a crowd in St. Peter’s Square.
Lebanon urges Israel to enter dialogue
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated his call for negotiations with Israel, saying he wanted to prevent southern Lebanon from suffering destruction on the scale seen in Gaza.
“It is true that Israel could want to do in southern Lebanon what it did in Gaza,” Aoun said in a televised address, following Israeli airstrikes and a ground offensive.
Unprecedented internet blackout
Iran and Oman hold talks on Strait of Hormuz
Oman and Iran held discussions aimed at facilitating passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman's state news agency reported Sunday.
“Experts from both sides presented a series of perspectives and proposals on the matter,” the agency said.
Fires reported in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi
- Fire at storage tank in Bahrain after Iranian drone strike
- Fire at petrochemical plant in Abu Dhabi
Iran says it shot down three U.S. aircraft
Iran’s armed forces said on Sunday they had downed three U.S. military aircraft involved in the rescue operation of an American service member whose plane crashed in Iran on Friday, AFP reported.
U.S. authorities have not confirmed the claim.
Hezbollah says it fired missile at Israeli vessel
U.S. forces rescued missing U.S. service member, Trump says.
A missing U.S. crew member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran was rescued by U.S. forces, President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social early Sunday.
"We got him! My fellow Americans, over the past few hours, the United States Armed Forces conducted one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible officer crew members, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and I am thrilled to report that he is now SAFE and HEALTHY," Trump tweeted.
He added that the U.S. soldier "suffered injuries, but will be fine."
The high-risk search began this week after an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down in the region. Another crew member was rescued alive shortly after the crash and is now receiving medical care, media reported.
The U.S. serviceman who was missing after Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued
This according to two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to the AP ahead of an official announcement.
This followed a frantic search and rescue operation.
The crew member had been missing since Friday, when Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle. A second crew member had been rescued earlier.
Iranian military command rejects new ultimatum from Trump
Iran's military command on Saturday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy the country's vital infrastructure if it does not agree to a deal within 48 hours to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, in a statement from the Central Headquarters Khatam al-Anbia, called Trump's ultimatum "an impotent, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action." He added that "the gates of hell will be opened to them."
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