Overview
- President Donald Trump on Saturday restated a 48-hour demand that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday or face strikes on energy infrastructure, spotlighting a waterway that carries a large share of the world’s seaborne oil.
- Iran’s military, through General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, rejected the demand as “impotent” and warned that “the doors of hell will open” if U.S. attacks expand.
- Trump posted video claiming a “massive attack” in Tehran that killed “many” Iranian commanders, a claim not independently verified as reports also described deadly strikes on a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr.
- U.S. officials said the second crew member from a downed F-15E inside Iran was rescued alive, with Trump adding the airman was injured but expected to recover.
- Tehran filed urgent complaints at the United Nations over attacks near nuclear facilities and warned of radiation risks, while the IAEA reiterated that nuclear plants and surrounding areas must not be targeted.