Iran war: What is happening on day 37 of US-Israeli attacks?

A US crew member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter plane has been rescued, Trump says.The missing crew member from a US F-15E jet shot down in Iran on Friday has been found and rescued after a dramatic firefight as United States President Donald Trump set a 48-hour deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz.The waterway through which 20 percent of the oil and gas passes has been under a de facto Iranian blockade in response to the US-Israel war on Iran. Iran’s central military command on Saturday brushed aside Trump’s threat, calling his ultimatum “a helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Italy’s Meloni meets Qatar emir to discuss energy issues amid Iran warlist 2 of 4Universities hit as US, Israel ramp up attacks on Iran’s infrastructurelist 3 of 4How will Pakistan deal with the fallout from Iran war?list 4 of 4US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran imagesend of listIran says US-Israeli attacks have killed five people and wounded 170 others at the Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone, and that more than 30 universities have been targeted since the war was launched on February 28.Here is what we know about the latest developments:In Iran The airman, who held the rank of colonel, was the second of the two crew members of an F-15E that Iran said on Friday had been brought down by its air defences. He was rescued after what was described as a “heavy firefight”. Iran has yet to comment. Strikes killed five people overnight in Iran’s southwest during the rescue of the missing US crew member, Iranian media reported on Sunday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday claimed that Iranian forces destroyed two C-130 aircraft and two Black Hawk helicopters during the operation to rescue the US pilot in southern Isfahan. Earlier, it claimed to have destroyed the MQ-9 Reaper drone in Isfahan, according to the Fars news agency. US-Israeli strikes in Ardabil Province near Iran’s northwestern border with Azerbaijan killed three people, Iranian media reported, quoting an official. Russia has evacuated 200 more staff members from the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant following a deadly attack on the site’s perimeter, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning that such raids expose the entire region to the risk of radioactive contamination. The Tehran Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the seizure of assets and freezing of bank accounts of more than 100 high-profile individuals accused of “supporting the enemy abroad”. A section of Shahid Beheshti University is seen after being destroyed in US-Israeli air raids on April 4, 2026 [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]