Iranian forces have targeted energy facilities in Kuwait, including the headquaers of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation struck by a drone. These attacks follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or face severe retaliation, including strikes on Iranian power plants.

Iran sealed the critical waterway to enemy ships after initial U.S. and Israeli attacks on February 28, triggering sharp rises in global oil and gas prices.

U.S. Pilot Rescue Operations

The United States successfully rescued a colonel from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran’s mountainous terrain. Trump called the mission one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in U.S. history. The injured officer is now safe. A second pilot was rescued in a separate operation the previous day, with no American casualties repoed.

Intense clashes occurred between U.S. commandos and Iran’s Basij paramilitary in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, where the aircraft went down. Iranian authorities had offered a reward for the pilot’s capture. In a related incident, a U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II sustained Iranian fire, but the pilot ejected after leaving Iranian airspace and was recovered.

Strike Near Bushehr Nuclear Plant

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization denounced a U.S.-Israeli strike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant—the fouh since fighting erupted—as a grave violation. The attack killed a security guard and damaged an auxiliary building near the perimeter.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed no radiation increase. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi voiced deep concern, emphasizing that nuclear facilities must never be targeted.

Latest Developments

• Iran’s central military command dismissed Trump’s 48-hour demand. General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi labeled it “a helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action.”
• Iran added two major Israeli power plants to its target list.
• Iranian drones, including Arash-2 models, hit a U.S. radar site in the UAE and command centers for mechanized, armored, and helicopter units in Kuwait.
• Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova cautioned that attacks on Bushehr push the crisis toward a dangerous brink.
• The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck over 120 targets in central and western Iran, dismantling air defenses, ballistic missile sites, and drone production facilities to preserve air superiority.

Recent Updates

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned U.S. taxpayers face decades of elevated gasoline prices due to the conflict.

Demonstrators in Cork, Ireland, rallied in suppo of Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon, urging an end to hostilities and civilian deaths.

Iran’s UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani condemned U.S. strikes on the B1 bridge and Mahshahr petrochemical plants as state terrorism and war crimes, calling for UN condemnation.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it downed a U.S. aircraft hunting the F-15 pilot south of Isfahan.

Police arrested at least 17 people at an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square.