Trump says we're 'blowing up the whole country' if Iran doesn't make deal in 48 hours

Two C-130 aircraft were lost during the operation, an official said.

Last Updated: April 6, 2026, 1:24 AM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

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Apr 02, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT

8 killed, 95 injured in US-Israeli attack on bridge near Tehran, Iranian media says

At least eight civilians were killed and 95 others were injured in the U.S.-Israeli attack on the B1 bridge between Karaj and Tehran on Thursday, according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

ABC News can not independently confirm the deaths.

Apr 02, 2026, 4:39 PM EDT

Trump says US blew 3 of Iran's 'big bridges,' says Israel will stop 'when I stop'

President Donald Trump said that Iran is "eager" to make a deal and revealed that the U.S. "blew up their three big bridges last night," in an interview with TIME Magazine Thursday.

"Why wouldn't they call? We just blew up their three big bridges last night," the President said. "They’re getting decimated. They say Trump is not negotiating with Iran. I mean, it's sort of an easy negotiation."

In a photo posted to the X account of Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the B1 bridge between Karaj and Tehran, Iran is seen damaged by a strike on the structure.
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When pressed about whether Israel would stop when the U.S. stops the war, Trump said that they will "stop when [he stops]," but added that they would stop unless "they're provoked."

“They'll do what I tell them. They've been a good team player. They'll stop when I stop. They'll stop unless they're provoked, in which case, they'll have no choice, but they'll stop when I stop," Trump said about the Israelis, according to Time.

Apr 02, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT

Iran claims to have targeted data centers of Oracle, Amazon

Iran claimed its IRGC Nacy Command targeted the data centers of two major American companies in the region -- Oracle in Dubai and Amazon in Bahrain -- according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency.

Apr 02, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT

Regional commander of Iranian Ballistic Missile Unit killed, IDF claims

Israel claims to have targeted and killed a regional commander from one of Iran's ballistic missile units, according to a statement from the Israeli Defense Forces.

"In a precise strike in the Kermanshah area, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated Makram Atimi, the Commander of a central missile unit in western Iran," the statement from the IDF said.

Israel said it would continue to eliminate commanders of Iran's ballistic missile array.

"Atimi was responsible for the unit’s operations in the Kermanshah region in western Iran and carried out dozens of ballistic missile launches toward the State of Israel," the IDF said.

Iran has not confirmed Atimi's death.

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