Trump says we're 'blowing up the whole country' if Iran doesn't make deal in 48 hours

Two C-130 aircraft were lost during the operation, an official said.

Last Updated: April 6, 2026, 1:24 AM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

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Apr 05, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT

Kuwait reports Iranian drone attacks on power, desalination plants

Kuwaiti authorities reported overnight Iranian attacks on two power and water desalination plants, plus on the Ministries Complex building in Kuwait City.

Fatima Abbas Jawhar Hayat, the spokesperson for Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, said in a statement posted to X that two power and water desalination plants were targeted by Iranian drones, resulting in "significant material damage and the shutdown of two electricity generating units, without any human casualties."

The country's Ministry of Finance, meanwhile, said in a post to X that the Ministries Complex building was hit by a drone on Saturday evening. It reported "significant material damage to the building" but no casualties.

This picture shows a fishing boat sailing in Gulf waters in Kuwait City with the Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah Causeway visible in the background on April 2, 2026.
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-ABC News' Mike Trew

Apr 05, 2026, 5:27 AM EDT

WHO chief says risk of 'nuclear accident' after strikes in Bushehr

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in a post to X on Sunday that strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities "could trigger a nuclear accident, with health impacts that would devastate generations."

"With every passing day of this escalating conflict, the stakes and threats are raised higher and higher. We must de-escalate now," Ghebreyesus said, following the latest report of attacks near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday accused the U.S. and Israel of striking close to the plant four times since Feb. 28. Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said one employee was killed in the latest strike near the facility on Saturday.

-ABC News' Rashid Haddou

Apr 05, 2026, 5:08 AM EDT

Bahrain intercepts 13 more drones

The Bahrain Defence Force said in a post to X on Sunday that its air defenses intercepted 13 drones over the past 24 hours.

Bahrain's total interception tallies since Feb. 28 now stand at 188 missiles and 466 drones, the force said.

Apr 05, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT

Iran media claims forces destroyed US aircraft during rescue mission

Iran's semi-official, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency on Sunday claimed that Iranian forces destroyed "several" U.S. aircraft which were involved in the operation to rescue the second F-15 crew member downed over Iran on Friday.

Other state-run and semi-official news agencies, among them the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting television station, also published the claim, which was attributed to a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

The spokesperson claimed that Iranian forces destroyed two C-130 aircraft, as well as two Black Hawk helicopters, Tasnim reported.

The Iranian military has previously made unconfirmed claims alleging damage to U.S. military assets. U.S. officials told ABC News that American forces destroyed two stuck C-130s during the rescue operation to avoid them falling into Iranian hands.

U.S. officials have also said that two Black Hawk helicopters were hit by incoming fire during the operation to retrieve the first of the downed F-15 airmen on Friday.

-ABC News’ Rashid Haddou

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