President Trump escalated his threats ahead of his pending Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump taunted Iran on social media, while strikes continued in Iran, Israel, Lebanon and some Gulf states.
President Trump first gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the vital oil shipping route on March 21. The deadline has been reset many times since.
The intelligence agency also executed a deception campaign aimed at drawing Iranian forces away from where the missing Air Force officer was hiding.
Defense systems that shoot projectiles out of the sky have become one of the most important components of warfare, so much so that militaries face a diminishing supply.
The U.S. military’s search-and-rescue operation for a missing American airman entered its second day. The Israeli military struck a major petrochemical complex in Iran.
The sprawling complex in the city of Mahshahr was taken offline after strikes hit two utility plants that provided basic services like gas and power, Iranian officials said.
President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit.
Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Iran has sent waves of missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states in recent weeks and shot down an American fighter jet on Friday.