US-Iran war LIVE: US used abandoned airport in Isfahan in rescue op, Tehran says two C-130 jets shot
Updated on: Apr 05, 2026 4:03:43 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: A US Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford in Fairford, UK.
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Iran said that it had shot down two C-130 aircraft and also destroyed several “flying objects” during a US operation aimed at locating a stranded airman. Meanwhile, authorities in Abu Dhabi are responding to multiple fires that broke out at the Borouge Petrochemicals Factory after debris fell following successful interceptions.
Iran’s ‘big surprise’ for US
In remarks reported by the Fars news agency, the official said the US’ “target bank is inaccurate” and rejected Trump’s threat to hit bridges, calling it “laughable”. He said such warnings came after the “failure of American military operations”, including the loss of its warplanes.
“We have a big surprise for America and the regime. It only takes a little time,” the official warned. “Their behaviour in southern Iran may also shift the timing of events in our favour.”
The official added, “We have learned well in asymmetric warfare how to wear down the enemy. America has failed in its strategy of clean, quick, and easy attack.”
Kuwait says 2 power and water plants attacked
Kuwait said two power and water desalination plants were hit by Iranian drones, causing “significant material damage”. Two power generation units have gone out of service, news agency Reuters reported.
A separate Iranian drone strike also caused “significant” damage to a government building in Kuwait City on Saturday evening, the finance ministry said. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open Hormuz Strait, Tehran rejects it
Iran’s central military command on Saturday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s warning to destroy key infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal within 48 hours.
General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi described Trump’s ultimatum as “a helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action”.
Earlier, Trump wrote on social media: “Time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them.”
Iran vows to open ‘gates of hell’ if attacks escalate
The head of the joint military command said Iran would strike all infrastructure used by US forces in the region, along with Israel’s infrastructure, if attacks on Iran increase.
Gen Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi made the remarks on Saturday evening, as reported by state media, shortly after Trump warned Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face severe consequences.
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Apr 05, 2026 4:03:43 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian drones hit Kuwait Petroleum Corporation units
US Iran war LIVE updates: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Sunday said that some of its operating units came under an attack from Iranian drones, causing fire in some facilities. No injuries were reported yet after the attack.
Meanwhile, in Abu Dhabi, authorities were responding to multiple fires that broke out at the Borouge Petrochemicals Factory after debris fell following successful interceptions.
Apr 05, 2026 3:59:39 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Oman hold talks with Iran to ensure smooth traffic flow in Strait of Hormuz
US Iran war LIVE updates: Oman and Iran have held talks at the deputy foreign minister level to discuss options for ensuring the smooth transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman’s Foreign Ministry wrote on X on Sunday.
The talks come after an Iranian official said on Thursday that Iran was drafting a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic in the strait through which around a fifth of global oil supplies travel.
Apr 05, 2026 3:48:32 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says several ‘enemy aircraft’ destroyed during US pilot rescue mission
US Iran war LIVE updates: Several aircraft were destroyed in the south of Iran’s Isfahan province during a US mission to find a stranded airman, Iranian military officials said on Sunday.
“Additional investigations by experts on the ground revealed that two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters of the US army were destroyed by our forces,” the spokesperson of the unified command of Iranian armed forces said.
Apr 05, 2026 3:46:10 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel strikes building in south Beirut after warning
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel struck a building in south Beirut on Sunday after issuing an evacuation warning, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli military said it was hitting Hezbollah targets.
“The enemy targeted the threatened building in the Ghobeiry area towards Bir Hassan-Jnah,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.
Apr 05, 2026 3:32:04 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran, Oman hold discussions to ensure smooth flow of transit through Hormuz
US Iran war LIVE updates: Oman and Iran have held discussions to explore possible measures to ensure the smooth flow of transit through the Strait of Hormuz amid the current regional tensions.
The talks are part of broader efforts to stabilise shipping routes and minimise the impact on global energy supplies and trade.
Apr 05, 2026 3:20:01 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran military says US rescue operation used abandoned airport in southern Isfahan
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s military said on Sunday that the US operation to rescue a missing airman from a downed American fighter jet used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.
“The so-called US military rescue operation, planned as a deception and escape mission at an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan under the pretext of recovering the pilot of a downed aircraft, was completely foiled,” said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the military’s central command, Khatam Al-Anbiya.
Apr 05, 2026 3:01:09 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli army says striking Hezbollah sites in Beirut
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Sunday said that it had begun striking Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut. “The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Beirut,” the military said.
Earlier, an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon’s Kfar Hatta, far from the border with Israel, killed seven people on Sunday including a family of six, a source from the Lebanese civil defence told AFP.
Apr 05, 2026 2:58:57 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says two C-130 planes and 2 blackhawk helicopters were downed
US Iran war LIVE updates: Unified command of Iranian armed forces spokesperson on Sunday said that the ground assesment showed, that two C-130 planes and two blackhawks helicopters were downed south of Isfahan.
Apr 05, 2026 2:42:46 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump’s ‘time is running out’ warning for Iran
US Iran war LIVE updates: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social, referring to an ultimatum issued on March 26.
“Time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them.”
Iran’s central military command rejected the ultimatum, with General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi saying Trump’s threat was a “helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action”.
Echoing Trump’s language, he warned that “the gates of hell will open for you”.
Apr 05, 2026 2:29:02 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Easter in Jerusalem overshadowed by war
US Iran war LIVE updates: In the usually lively alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City, silence reigned on Easter Sunday, with the holiday overshadowed by war and restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where the faithful commemorate Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection.
On routes approaching the church, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, police at checkpoints screened a small number of worshippers allowed near the site. All shops in the area were closed, heightening the sense of emptiness.
Apr 05, 2026 2:09:40 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: China condemns US strikes on Iran’s civilian infrastructure
US Iran war LIVE updates: Yu Jing, spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in India, shared the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs’ message stating that the US-Israeli military operations against Iran violate international law.
Responding to a query, over China’s stance after US President Donald Trump claimed that the US air strikes destroyed an Iranian civilian bridge to pressure Iran into negotiations, the Chinese MFA said, “The US-Israeli military operations against Iran have no authorisation of the UN Security Council and violate international law. China opposes attacks against civilian facilities. Relevant parties should stop the military actions at once, return to the track of political and diplomatic settlement, and avoid an even worse humanitarian disaster.”
Apr 05, 2026 1:54:27 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran internet blackout now world’s longest nationwide shutdown, says NetBlocks
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s internet blackout, first imposed well over a month ago, is now the longest nationwide shutdown on record, according to the monitor NetBlocks.
“Iran’s internet blackout is now the longest nation-scale internet shutdown on record in any country, exceeding all other comparable incidents in severity having entered its 37th consecutive day after 864 hours,” NetBlocks said in a tweet.
In another tweet, the monitor noted that some countries had experienced intermittent or regional-level shutdowns for extended periods, while North Korea had never been connected to the global internet at all.
Apr 05, 2026 1:42:21 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran shares photo of downed US aircraft in Isfahan
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s state TV on Sunday quoted a statement from the country’s joint military command that two Black Hawk helicopters and one C-130 military transport aircraft had been shot down in the city of Isfahan.
The statement said the aircraft were taking part in a failed rescue operation for a US pilot.
The state broadcaster showed still images of an aircraft, as well as a long-distance shot of a column of dark smoke rising from a desert.
Apr 05, 2026 1:29:11 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Sirens blare in northern Israel, including Haifa
US Iran war LIVE updates: Earlier, Israeli media reported that air defence systems were in action to intercept Iranian missiles.
Now, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority said alarms have been triggered across the northern parts of the country, including the port city of Haifa.
Apr 05, 2026 1:03:53 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan, Iran foreign ministers discuss de-escalation of war
US Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that it had conveyed to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that Islamabad supports “all efforts aimed at de-escalation.”
It said in a statement that the two diplomats exchanged views on the evolving regional situation and agreed to remain in close contact.
Pakistan is currently helping to broker a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran by offering to host peace talks.
Apr 05, 2026 12:44:14 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Five killed in Iran in strikes during US pilot rescue, reports local media
US Iran war LIVE updates: Strikes killed five people overnight in Iran’s southwest during the rescue of a missing US crewmember of a downed American fighter jet, Iranian media reported Sunday.
“Five people were martyred in last night’s attack on the Kouh-e Siah area” in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, the Tasnim news agency cited provincial official Iraj Kazemijou as saying.
He said the killings took place while the US was trying to find “the pilot or pilots” of the downed fighter jet.
Apr 05, 2026 12:31:20 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Fires break out at Abu Dhabi’s Borouge Petrochemicals Factory
US Iran war LIVE updates: Authorities in Abu Dhabi said on Sunday that operations at petrochemicals company Borouge’s factory were suspended after fires broke out at the facility following the fall of debris.
No injuries were reported, the emirate’s media office said.
Apr 05, 2026 12:24:41 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran claims shooting down US C-130 aircraft, ‘flying objects’
US Iran war LIVE updates: Several “flying objects” were destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday according to Tasnim news agency.
“During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground Force, Popular Units, Basij and Police command), enemy flying objects were destroyed,” the group said after Iran’s police command announced an American C-130 aircraft had been downed in the south of Isfahan.
The spokesperson of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the unified command of the Iranian armed forces, said the downed aircraft included a C-130 military transport plane as well as two Black Hawk helicopters.
Apr 05, 2026 12:01:04 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Bahrain’s Bapco says tank caught fire at storage facility
US Iran war LIVE updates: Bahrain’s Bapco Energies said on Sunday that a tank caught fire at one of its storage facilities on Sunday after an Iranian attack, with no injuries reported.
The fire has been extinguished and damage is being assessed, the company said in a statement.
Apr 05, 2026 11:26:57 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran executes two men involved in January protests, says report
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access an armoury during unrest in January, the Mizan news outlet of its judiciary said on Sunday.
The men, identified as Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, were among a group of four in the same case who faced execution, according to rights group Amnesty International.
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the sentences for the two defendants who were among “rioters who sought to commit mass murder” by trying to steal weapons and military equipment, the outlet added.
Apr 05, 2026 11:05:10 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran claims shooting down US aircraft searching for missing pilot
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a US aircraft that had been searching for the crewmember of a missing American fighter jet had been destroyed, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
“An American enemy aircraft that was searching for the pilot of a downed fighter jet was destroyed by the fighters of Islam in the southern region of Isfahan,” the Tasnim news agency quoted the Guards as saying.
US President Donald Trump said early Sunday the second crew member from the American fighter jet that crashed inside Iran was “SAFE and SOUND” following a search and rescue operation.
Apr 05, 2026 10:42:30 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Gulf region continues to respond to attacks from Iran
US Iran war LIVE updates: The UAE’s defence ministry said its air defences were responding to missile and drone attacks after Iran said it was targeting the country’s “aluminium industries”.
Two Kuwaiti power and water desalination plants were damaged by a drone attack from Iran, the electricity and water ministry said Sunday, noting the attack caused “the shutdown of two electricity generating units”.
Bahrain’s interior ministry said Sunday that civil defence teams extinguished a fire at an unspecified “facility” following an Iranian attack, noting there were no reported deaths or injuries.
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Apr 05, 2026 10:27:19 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran claims US aircraft involved in searching missing crew member destroyed
US Iran war LIVE updates: Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are saying that a US aircraft searching for the crewmember of a missing American fighter jet had been destroyed, Iranian media reported, according to AFP.
“An American enemy aircraft that was searching for the pilot of a downed fighter jet was destroyed by the fighters of Islam in the southern region of Isfahan,” the Tasnim news agency quoted the Guards as saying.
This claim from Iran has come after Trump said early Sunday the second crew member from the American fighter jet that crashed inside Iran was “SAFE and SOUND” following a search and rescue operation.
Apr 05, 2026 10:17:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Rescues kept secret to avoid risk to operation, says Trump
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump said the United States didn’t confirm the rescue of the first aviator from the F-15 fighter jet that was shot down in Iran on Friday “because we did not want to jeopardise our second rescue operation.”
In his social media post early Sunday, Trump said the second aviator “was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour.”
Apr 05, 2026 9:59:13 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says rescued US aviator sustained injuries
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump said the US military was tracking the location of the weapons officer, who is a colonel, “24 hours a day” and “diligently planning for his rescue”.
The US military deployed “dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him,” Trump said. “He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine.”
Trump added, “he fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies.”
Apr 05, 2026 9:48:24 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: ‘We got him’, says Trump on rescued US aviator
US Iran war LIVE updates: The United States has rescued an airman whose F-15 jet was downed in Iran.
Reacting to the development, US President wrote on Truth Social: “WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue. At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine. This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation. This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies. This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World.”
Apr 05, 2026 9:40:38 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Rescued US crew member from downed F-15 extracted, ‘safely out’ of Iran
US Iran war LIVE updates: The second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued, and both he and the rescue team that carried out the extraction are now “safely out” of Iran, Fox News reported.
Apr 05, 2026 9:33:06 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran warns US against any escalation
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran warned the US and Israel that the “entire region will become a hell for you” if attacks escalated, according to Iranian media reports.
Washington faced heightened stakes as the conflict entered its sixth week, with the prospect of a US service member alive and on the run in Iran, slim chances for peace talks and polls showing low public support for the war.
Apr 05, 2026 9:14:43 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Rescued US aviator still ‘not safe’, says report
US Iran war LIVE updates: The crew member has been confirmed rescued but is not yet safe, Al Jazeera reported, citing a US government official, adding that the rescue operation is still ongoing.
“The rescue team must still successfully exfiltrate from Iran and get back to safety,” the report said, citing the official.
“The crew member has not left Iranian territory, and because of the ongoing hostilities, there could be still danger to that person and to other people involved in that rescue effort,” the report said.
Apr 05, 2026 8:58:49 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: More details on US’ rescue operation of missing crew member
US Iran war LIVE updates: A US government official has told Al Jazeera that the rescue mission is still underway.
The missing crew member has been confirmed rescued, they said, but is not safe yet. The rescue team still needs to successfully exfiltrate from Iran and return to safety, they added.
Apr 05, 2026 8:47:23 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Second US crew member from downed F15 jet recovered from Iran, says report
US Iran war LIVE updates: The second crew member of the F-15E fighter jet shot down over Iran has been recovered after a “heavy firefight”, Al Jazeera reported early Sunday, citing a US government official.
The report did not give details about the condition of the American crew member.
Apr 05, 2026 8:26:58 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: UAE says ‘responding to missile threat’
US Iran war LIVE updates: The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that the country’s “air defences are responding to a missile threat”.
It added, “Please remain in a safe place and follow the warnings and updates on official websites.”
Apr 05, 2026 8:12:34 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says Tehran strike killed military leaders
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump said on social media Saturday that “many” of Iran’s military leaders were killed in a huge strike on the Islamic republic’s capital.
“Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!” Trump said, accompanying the post with an undated video showing explosions lighting up a city’s skyline.
Apr 05, 2026 7:57:52 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open Hormuz Strait, Tehran rejects it
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s central military command on Saturday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s warning to destroy key infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal within 48 hours.
General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi described Trump’s ultimatum as “a helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action”.
Earlier, Trump wrote on social media: “Time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them.”
Apr 05, 2026 7:45:29 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait says Iranian drones strike oil sector complex, power, govt sites
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a fire broke out in its Shuwaikh oil sector complex, which houses the oil ministry and KPC headquarters, after a drone attack, the Kuwaiti state news agency reported early on Sunday.
Kuwaiti state media, citing the finance ministry, said an Iranian drone hit an office complex for government ministries, causing significant material damage but no casualties.
Two power generation units were also taken out of service after Iranian drones targeted two power and water desalination plants, causing significant damage, Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry said on Sunday.
Apr 05, 2026 7:36:29 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE: Iran vows to open ‘gates of hell’ if attacks escalate
US-Iran war LIVE: The head of the joint military command said Iran would strike all infrastructure used by US forces in the region, along with Israel’s infrastructure, if attacks on Iran increase.
Gen Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi made the remarks on Saturday evening, as reported by state media, shortly after Trump warned Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face severe consequences.
Apr 05, 2026 7:32:06 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE: 3 killed in northwestern Iran
US-Iran war LIVE: US-Israeli strikes in Ardabil province near Iran’s northwestern border with Azerbaijan killed three people, Iranian media cited an official as saying.
The strikes on Jafarabad and Germi killed three people and wounded three others, said Tasnim news agency, citing the deputy security officer of Ardabil’s governor.
Apr 05, 2026 7:26:02 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait says 2 power and water plants attacked
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait said two power and water desalination plants were hit by Iranian drones, causing “significant material damage”. Two power generation units have gone out of service, news agency Reuters reported.
A separate Iranian drone strike also caused “significant” damage to a government building in Kuwait City on Saturday evening, the finance ministry said. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Apr 05, 2026 7:18:39 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE: Iran warns of ‘a big surprise’ for US, Israel
US-Iran war LIVE: An Iranian security official has said Tehran is continuing its war strategy as planned, using a “specific target bank”, and warned of “a big surprise” for the US and Israel.
In remarks reported by the Fars news agency, the official said the US’ “target bank is inaccurate” and rejected Trump’s threat to hit bridges, calling it “laughable”.
“We have a big surprise for America and the regime. It only takes a little time,” the official warned. “Their behaviour in southern Iran may also shift the timing of events in our favour.”
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