Washington:,(Parliament Times): US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a strong warning to Iran, threatening possible attacks on key infrastructure, including power plants and bridges. In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump suggested that Tuesday could see coordinated strikes targeting strategic facilities in Iran.
The remarks came amid rising tensions following reports of a downed US fighter jet and a contested rescue mission involving an American pilot.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rejected claims by the United States that the rescue operation had been successful. In a statement shared on X, the IRGC said the American effort to recover the pilot had failed.
According to the Iranian military statement, a joint operation involving the air force, ground forces, Basij units, and law enforcement responded to what it described as the intrusion of US aircraft into Iranian territory during the rescue attempt.
Iran claimed that during the confrontation, two Lockheed C?130 Hercules transport aircraft and two Sikorsky UH?60 Black Hawk helicopters belonging to the US military were destroyed. The IRGC described the outcome as another humiliating setback for Washington, comparing it to the failed 1980 American mission known as the Operation Eagle Claw.
That operation, ordered by former US President Jimmy Carter, ended in disaster after sandstorms struck the US forces in Iran’s Tabas desert. Iranian leaders, including Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, later described the sandstorms as “agents of God.”
The IRGC also accused Washington of attempting to mask what it called a major defeat by spreading misleading information and psychological warfare. It insisted that the outcome highlighted the strength of Iran’s armed forces in the ongoing conflict.
In a separate development, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for drone and missile attacks targeting petrochemical facilities linked to US economic interests in the Gulf region. According to the statement, installations in United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain were struck, with Tehran warning that such operations would intensify if attacks on Iranian civilian targets continue.
Authorities in Kuwait confirmed that Iranian drone strikes had caused fires and extensive material damage at several energy-related facilities. The state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reported that firefighting teams were working to contain blazes at units operated by the Petrochemical Industries Company and the National Petroleum Company.
Another drone reportedly struck a government office complex in Kuwait, while separate attacks targeted two power and water desalination plants, forcing the shutdown of two power generation units. Officials said the incidents caused significant property damage but no casualties were reported.
Despite Iran’s claims, the United States said it had successfully rescued the downed pilot. President Trump announced that US forces had conducted a large-scale search-and-rescue operation involving dozens of aircraft to retrieve the officer, who had been stranded in mountainous terrain inside Iran.
Trump said the pilot, a US colonel, sustained injuries but was now safe. He described the mission as one of the most daring rescue operations in US military history.
The conflict between the United States and Iran has now entered its sixth week, resulting in thousands of deaths, disruption to global energy supplies, and growing concern over the stability of the world economy, particularly after tensions threatened shipping routes near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.