Trump Threatens Iran, Drones Strike Gulf Nations

0:00It's April 5th. This is Global News today, powered by AI, your world, in real time. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump ramped up threats against Iran on Sunday, vowing to hit power plants and bridges if they don't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday. This comes right after U.S. forces pulled off a daring rescue of an injured pilot whose F-15E fighter jet crashed behind enemy lines on Friday, shot down by Iranian missiles. The pilot's stable now, and another crew member was saved earlier. Meanwhile, Iran hit back hard, launching drone strikes on power plants and petrochemical facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. No deaths reported there, but operations shut down, fires broke out, and water plants went offline in Kuwait. Both sides are digging in, with thousands dead since the war kicked off on February 28th, when U.S. and Israeli strikes started at all. Global prices are spiking worldwide, shipping routes blocked, and markets rattled, civilians

1:01on all sides paying the price, raising war crime alarms. Iran claims they downed more U.S. planes during the rescue, including transports and helicopters, but U.S. intel says those were blown up, due to technical glitches to avoid capture. Trump says America's decimated Iran and the end's near, while Iranian generals promise hell if attacks continue. Diplomacy's stern, too, with Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt pushing talks for a ceasefire. Islamabad says it's on a good path to host U.S. Iran negotiations. Tensions high, but maybe a deal breaks this cycle before more lives lost.