President Trump warned the U.S. "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran," and previewed that strikes on bridges and power plants could be next.

The experts called out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “gloves off” approach to the conflict and said the U.S. military conduct could amount to war crimes.

Iran has claimed responsibility for shooting down two US warplanes. Two American crewmembers were rescued and one airman remains missing after a F-15E Strike Eagle went down over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and an A-10 Warthog crashed into the Gulf, according to US media reports.

Israel and several Persian Gulf nations reported a new influx of drone and missile launches toward them early Thursday morning, hours after President Trump asserted in a national television address that the U.S. military campaign against Iran was an overwhelming success and “near completion.”

Stocks rebound after sliding in early-day trade, with investors buoyed by reports that Iran and Oman could monitor ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Bitcoin tumbled Thursday after US President Donald Trump indicated he would intensify strikes against Iran in the coming weeks, denting optimism about a quick end to the war and sending risk assets lower.