Pilot saved in F-15 mission as Tehran rejects ceasefire; Trump threatens action if no deal by Tuesday, 8pm EST.
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenKhushboo Razdanin WashingtonandTeresa Elena FrontadoPublished: 1:41am, 7 Apr 2026Updated: 1:47am, 7 Apr 2026Sounding triumphant following what the White House described as a daring operation to rescue a wounded American pilot from Iran, US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his warning that the US could strike Iran’s critical infrastructure if negotiations fail to produce the desired results by his deadline of Tuesday, April 7 at 8pm EST.“Their entire country can be taken out in a night and that night could be tomorrow,” said the US president about Iran.
Flanked by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, Trump described “the massive operation” undertaken to rescue the crew of a downed F-15 in Iran, calling it “historical”.
It was “a breathtaking show of force and precision,” said the US president of the operation that rescued the F-15 pilot and the weapons officer with no casualties.
Trump also said his administration was investigating an alleged “leaker” who revealed that at least one US serviceman was lost, vowing to invoke “national security” to obtain information from the first media outlet to report it.
