Trump threatened to intensify US attacks on the Iranian regime if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened by Monday. “Do not forget that if aggression expands, the entire region will turn into a hell for you,” a regime spokesman told Iranian media, according to the Telegraph. As the global energy crisis deepened, the US and Israel continued to pound Iranian infrastructure. US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman and after a strike near an Iranian nuclear power plant prompted evacuations. Tehran has announced fresh attacks in the region, with the Revolutionary Guards saying it hit a commercial ship in Bahrain allegedly linked to Israel.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 04, 2026 22:11 UTC