Trump's Iran Threat, Rescue Mission, and Easter Peace Call

0:00It's April 5th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. President Trump dropped a serious threat on Iran Sunday, saying he'll hit their power plants and bridges if they don't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 9 p.m. Eastern Time Monday. That's the end of his 10-day deadline, and was shipping halted there since the war started six weeks ago, oil and gas prices are through the roof, worldwide. In other big news, U.S. forces pulled off a dare and rescue of a wounded crew member from a downed F-15 jet, deep in Iranian mountains. Trump said hundreds of special ops troops went in, dropping bombs to fend off Iranian pursuers, and the airmen, a respected colonel, is now safe, despite serious injuries. The conflicts taken a heavy toll, with over 5,000 dead, nearly three-quarters in Iran, and more than 1,300 in Lebanon, from the fight against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Iran keeps launching missiles and drones at Israel and U.S. Allied Gulf states, stretching

1:00the war into its sixth week. Sunday saw fresh hits on oil sites across the region. Drone strikes sparked fires at Kuwait's refineries and headquarters, Bahrain's storage tanks, and UAE petrochemical plants, while Saudi Arabia downed cruise missiles and Israel reported minor factory damage. No major casualties reported there, but infrastructures hurting bad. Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter message to call for leaders to drop weapons and pick dialogue over domination. Trump plans a Monday news conference on the rescue, as everyone watches if a deal lands or things blow up further.