Iran claims downing of 2 US planes

 

Iran war: Iran claims downing of 2 US planes; Hormuz ‘deadline’ looms

By Virginia Pietromarchi and Zaid Sabah

Published On 5 Apr 20265 Apr 2026

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• Iran claims the downing of two C-130 planes and two Black Hawk helicopters belonging to the US. State television broadcast footage of wreckage, saying it belonged to one of the planes.
• This claim comes hours after US President Donald Trump says the American officer who went missing in Iran after the downing of his F-15E fighter jet has been rescued and is “now safe and sound”.
• Trump also warns that “all hell” will rain down on Iran if it does not reach a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday. Tehran rejects what it calls a “helpless and nervous” ultimatum.
• An Iranian drone attack has hit a storage tank at Bahrain’s main fuel facility, causing a fire, while UAE authorities say Iranian attacks caused multiple fires at a petrochemicals plant.
• Iran says US-Israeli attacks have killed five people and wounded 170 at the Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone and more than 30 universities have been targeted since the beginning of the war.

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Iranian drone attack causes fires at Kuwait oil plants; material losses reported

The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is reporting “significant material losses” after an Iranian drone attack on several of its facilities, the KUNA news agency says.

The attack resulted in fires at several facilities, it said, adding that firefighters were deployed to prevent the blazes from spreading to other facilities.

No injuries were reported, it added.