US President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-laden threat against Iran’s infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened tomorrow
The US president says “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one” in Iran if the key shipping lane is not reopened
Trump reiterates his earlier threat to unleash “hell” if Iran does not meet his 6 April deadline
Meanwhile, the US president says an American crew member rescued after a fighter jet was shot down over Iran is “SAFE and SOUND”
The operation to rescue the weapon systems officer involved hundreds of US troops and dozens of warplanes, BBC’s US media partner CBS reports – and ends a ends a high-stakes mission that began on Friday
This will be some relief for Trump, as the US avoids a prisoner of war being used for Iranian propaganda, writes our correspondent in Dubai
