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Trump threatens to hit Iran infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait remains blocked
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2026
» WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said in an expletive-laden social media post on Sunday that the United States will target Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
US rescues 2nd crewman from F-15 downed in Iran
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2026
» WASHINGTON: The United States rescued an airman caught behind enemy lines after Iran shot down his F-15 fighter jet, the government said early on Sunday, resolving a major crisis for President Donald Trump with the war on Iran in its sixth week.
Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 05/04/2026
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar.
US agents arrest relatives of Iran's Qassem Soleimani after revoking their green cards
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2026
» WASHINGTON: U.S. federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday.
Downed planes raise new perils for Trump
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2026
» Two US warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and US officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran’s forces.
Mideast uncertainty keeps pressure on equities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/04/2026
» RECAP: Asian shares remained under pressure yesterday amid dimming hopes for a swift end to the Middle East conflict, though reports that Oman and Iran were drafting terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz offered some respite. Volumes were thin with some markets closed for the Good Friday holiday.
Trump's threat to exit Nato forces rethink
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/04/2026
» As Washington abandons the transatlantic pact following an unprovoked attack on Iran, Europe must prepare for a future without US security guarantees.
First US fighter jet shot down over Iran
News Agencies, Published on 03/04/2026
» A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and a search and rescue operation was under way for any survivors, a US official said on Friday, in the first such known incident since the the war began on Feb 28.
US defence chief sacks top army general
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has fired army chief of staff General Randy George and two other senior figures, officials said on Friday, in a surprise shake-up just as US forces are locked in a major war against Iran.
Ukraine says six killed in ‘massive’ Russian strikes
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» KYIV - Ukraine on Friday faced nearly 500 Russian missile and drone attacks that killed at least six people, officials said, the latest in an increasing number of daytime strikes by Moscow.