"US Central Command said it was carrying out rescue efforts after it lost a military refuelling aircraft in friendly airspace in Iraq, while saying neither hostile or friendly fire were to blame. A statement said rescue efforts are ongoing after an incident involving two planes, the second of which landed safely. The KC-135 aircraft that crashed had at least five crew members onboard."
"Donald Trump said his war on Iran was moving along very rapidly and doing very well. He called Iran a nation of terror and hate and said it was paying a big price right now."
"Using his first press conference since the start of the war to defend his joint military assault with the US against Iran, he said Israel aimed to stop Iran from moving its nuclear and ballistic projects underground, and that some Israeli strikes had killed top Iranian nuclear scientists."
"The US Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will escort vessels through the strait of Hormuz when it is militarily possible, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News. The plan to escort ships would go ahead as soon as the US has complete control of the skies."
A US military KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in friendly airspace in Iraq with at least five crew members aboard, with rescue efforts ongoing. US Central Command ruled out hostile or friendly fire as causes. Israel conducted fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut. US and Israeli leadership intensified their military campaign, with Donald Trump stating the war was progressing rapidly and calling Iran a nation of terror. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued veiled threats toward Iran's leadership and claimed Israeli strikes had killed Iranian nuclear scientists. The US Navy plans to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once air superiority is achieved and Iranian missile capabilities are degraded. A French soldier was killed in an attack in Erbil.
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