Trump threatens to hit Iran’s power plants, bridges

IRGC dismisses US president’s claims about rescue 2 airmen downed in Iran

WASHINGTON:  US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening strikes on power plants and critical infrastructure in a profanity-laced post on Truth Social.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump said on Social Truth.

Multiple US aircraft destroyed as Trump claims successful rescue of missing pilot from Iran

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that the rescue operation launched by the US has again failed, contrary to what President Trump earlier claimed-that the mission was successful and the pilot had been rescued.

In a statement on X, the IRGC Public Relations said that, following the desperate actions of the American enemy to rescue the downed fighter pilot and the entry of enemy aircraft into the centre of the country, a joint operation involving the Air Force, Ground Forces, Popular Mobilisation Units, Basij, and law enforcement was conducted.

“According to subsequent data and field investigations conducted by experts, two C‑130 military transport aircraft and two Black Hawk helicopters belonging to the US Army were destroyed by what has been described as the ‘Divine Promise’ and the firepower of the Armed Forces, further deepening the US Army’s successive losses,” the statement said.

Earlier, President Trump said on Sunday that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it “one of the most daring search and rescue operations in US history”.

The announcement came as Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait earlier on Sunday, and a day after Trump warned the Islamic republic it had 48 hours to cut a deal or face “all Hell”.

“This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies,” Trump said on Truth Social.

“He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,” he added.

“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 jeopardise our second rescue operation.

“This is the first time in military memory that two US Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND!” Trump asserted.

He repeated his claims of the US achieving “overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies”.

According to US media, the crew member, a weapons systems officer, was wounded after ejecting on Friday but was able to walk and evaded capture in the mountains for more than a day. Monitoring Desk