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 03, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT

Trump's national security team gathered after US planes hit by Iranian fire

President Donald Trump's national security team gathered at the White House Friday evening, according to a senior White House official, following reports that multiple U.S. aircraft were struck by Iranian fire, including a fighter jet that went down in Iran.

Trump has been working in the Oval Office or Oval Office dining room throughout the day Friday receiving updates, the official added.

Trump is set to remain in Washington, D.C., throughout the Easter weekend.

-ABC News' Selina Wang

Apr 03, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT

Trump repeats suggestion of seizing Iranian oil

President Donald Trump is continuing to suggest that the U.S. could potentially seize Iranian oil.

"KEEP THE OIL, ANYONE?" Trump wrote on social media Friday afternoon.

This comes as a search-and-rescue mission is still underway after a U.S. fighter jet was shot down by Iran. A second jet also crashed in the Persian Gulf region Friday.

Apr 03, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT

A-10 aircraft also crashed in Persian Gulf region, pilot was rescued, is safe

A U.S. Air Force one-seater A-10 Warthog attack jet also crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, according to a U.S. official.

The pilot aboard was safely rescued, according to a U.S. official.

The aircraft was hit by incoming fire over Iran and crashed in a neighboring allied country, according to another U.S. official.  

Apr 03, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT

3 more UN peacekeepers injured in south Lebanon amid fighting between Israel, Hezbollah

Three of United Nations peacekeepers were wounded by an explosion of unknown origin inside their position near the southern town of El Adeisse, Lebanon, amid ongoing fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, a spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said in a statement Friday.

Two of the three had serious injuries and all were evacuated to a hospital, according to the statement.

"This has been a difficult week for peacekeepers working near the central part of UNIFIL's area of operations," Kandice Ardiel, a spokesperson, said in the statement. "We send the strongest wishes for a full and fast recovery for all of the injured."

Earlier this week, three UNIFIL peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed and others were injured in two incidents in southern Lebanon, according to earlier statements from UNIFIL.

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