Overview
- The White House said Sunday it recovered the F‑15E Strike Eagle's weapons officer from inside Iran, two days after the jet was shot down, with the pilot rescued Friday.
- U.S. officials said special operations forces carried out a high‑risk mission in rugged mountains and used a CIA deception effort to help locate the airman.
- Iran claimed it downed U.S. aircraft during the rescue, while U.S. reporting said two disabled transport planes were blown up on the ground to prevent capture.
- Trump warned he will hit Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens, a chokepoint that carries about a fifth of seaborne oil.
- Iran kept up missile and drone strikes on Israel and Gulf states, with Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE reporting damage and interceptions as energy and shipping disruptions spread.