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By Caolán Magee, Nils Adler and Stephen Quillen

Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026

  • US President Donald Trump says “hell will rain down” on Iran if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by Monday.
  • Trump’s warning comes as search for the weapons officer of a US fighter jet shot down over Iran enters a second day. Iran said it downed two US warplanes: one in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, and the other crashing in the Gulf.