On April 5, 2026, President Trump unleashed a curse-filled social media post threatening Iran with power plant and bridge strikes after U.S. forces rescued a downed Air Force weapons officer from deep inside Iranian territory. U.S. authorities simultaneously announced the arrest of relatives of slain IRGC general Qasem Soleimani as leverage in the standoff.

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