U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused. Trump's remarks at a White House press conference represented a significant escalation of the administration's attacks on the press. Trump said the disclosure had threatened the security of the ongoing operation to rescue the second airman, though that airman was eventually successfully recovered. It was not clear which media outlet or reporter Trump was referring to. Several media outlets appeared to report on the rescue of the first airman within a short period of time, including The New York Times, CBS News and Axios.

Source: The Telegraph April 07, 2026 05:59 UTC