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 04, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT

IDF issues 'urgent warning' for Syrian-Lebanese border crossing area ahead of intended strikes

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday night issued an "urgent warning" to anyone in the crossing area of the Syrian-Lebanese border, saying the army "intends to launch airstrikes on the crossing in the near future."

"For your safety, we urge all those near the crossing and anyone in the area marked in red on the map to evacuate immediately," the IDF said in the notice.

The IDF claims that Hezbollah uses the crossing "for military purposes and for smuggling weapons."

-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz and Dana Savir

Apr 04, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT

Iran offering $60,000 reward for 'invading American pilot'

Iranian merchants and trade groups are offering a reward of 10 billion tomans, about $60,000, for anyone who finds the "invading American pilot" from a warplane that crashed in Iran. Additional recognition has also been promised by authorities.

An Iranian official in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province, Iran, said a U.S. warplane has crashed in the area and that the pilot or pilots could be on the ground.

A photo released by Iranian state media that could not be independently verified by ABC News shows a piece of a U.S. fighter jet that has been shot down by Iran over Iranian territory.
Iran State Media

The provincial governor, Yadollah Rahmani, is calling on locals -- especially the tribal communities -- to report sightings and help detain them, saying capturing them alive is the priority.

-ABC News' Rashid Haddou and Britt Clennett

Apr 04, 2026, 2:52 PM EDT

Netanyahu confirms Israel hit Iran's petrochemical factories

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israel Defense Forces attacked Iran's petrochemical factories, in a video statement posted on X Saturday.

"After we destroyed 70% of their steel productions capability, which is the raw material used to build weapons used against us, we continued to attack their petrochemical plants," Netanyahu said. "These two things are their money making machine, used to fund their war of terror against us, and against the entire world."

Apr 04, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT

Iran claims strike on 'Israel-linked' vessel in Hormuz

Iran hit an Israeli-linked ship, the MSC Ishyka, with a drone near the Strait of Hormuz -- claiming it caught fire, the IRGC said Saturday.

The exact location of the vessel is unclear. ABC News has not independently confirmed the attack.

A crew member aboard another one of the stranded Mediterranean Shipping Company vessels told ABC News that multiple MSC ships are stuck in/around Hormuz, with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched off on Ishyka.

The source said that MSC has operational ties with Israeli ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. ZIM announced a long-term operational cooperation with MSC. The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and ZIM have not commented on the alleged attack.

Meanwhile, India's government said one liquefied petroleum gas tanker made it through the strait, but 17 Indian vessels remain in the Gulf with approximately 460 crew onboard.

-ABC News' Dada Jovanovic

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