US President Donald Trump threatened in an expletive-laden post on Sunday to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if it does not reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, after announcing the rescue of an airman in a “miraculous” operation.
Trump revealed on his Truth Social platform that the “seriously wounded” airman had been rescued “from deep inside the mountains of Iran”.
He called it “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in US history”.
Iran said it had “foiled” the operation, and distributed images appearing to show the wreckage of several aircraft, but did not deny that US forces had extracted him.
The war, which erupted on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has engulfed the Middle East and convulsed the global economy.
Iran has virtually blocked the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, a vital conduit for oil and gas, and launched strikes on Israel and its Gulf neighbours.
