Two C-130 aircraft were lost during the operation, an official said.
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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Iran announced it now has a new air defense system, and claimed that was used to target the U.S. plane Iran shot down on Friday, the spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters joint military command said on Iranian State TV.
The spokesperson said the country would "certainly gain full control" over its airspace.
President Donald Trump reiterated his previously-delayed threat to strike Iran’s energy sites if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz— saying it now has 48 hours to comply.
“Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Trump wrote on social media.
He added, “Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD!”
Trump said on March 26 that he would delay attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure by an additional 10 days in hopes of making a deal.
He issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran the weekend before, saying he would “obliterate” the country’s power plants if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Three Iraqi oil facilities were targeted in drone attacks and a border crossing with Iran is closed after a deadly air strike, authorities said on Saturday.
The Al Barjasiyah oil complex along with the North Rumaila and Manjoon oil fields were targeted by several drones, the Basra Operations Command said.
One person was killed and five others injured after an airstrike at the Shalamchech border crossing with Iran, according to the head of the Border Ports Authority, Lieutenant General Omar Al-Waeli. The crossing is now closed.
Iran says a projectile has hit near the fence of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, killing a security guard.
An auxiliary building was also damaged but the incident is not believed to have damaged the main parts of the power plant, officials said.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced the attack on social media. It is the fourth time the facility has been targeted during the war.
The International Atomic Energy Agency were informed by Iran following the strike and and it reported that there was no increase in radiation levels at the plant.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed “deep concern" about the reported incident and reiterated a call for "maximum military restraint to avoid risk of a nuclear accident.”
-ABC News' Rashid Haddou
