Even as President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to tout the military successes of his war on Wednesday night, Iranian drones and missiles rained down on a region bearing the brunt of the Islamic Republic’s stubborn retaliation.

The White House promised an “important update” on Iran, in what is set to be the president’s first prime-time address since the U.S. and Israeli assault began.

President Trump said one of his biggest Iran achievements was terminating Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal, calling it a "disaster" that helped Iran get a nuclear weapon.

The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader's sometimes contradictory stance on the US and Israeli war against Iran.

A spokesman for Iran’s military insisted that Tehran maintains hidden stockpiles of arms, munitions and production facilities.

A U.S. F-15E fighter jet went down over Iran, and a source tells Fox News one of the pilots has been rescued. The search is on for the second crew member as Operation Epic Fury approaches a sixth week.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned late on Thursday about striking and destroying bridges and electric power plants in Iran in his latest threat to hit the country's infrastructure.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sharply criticized the U.S.-Israel conflict involving Iran, warning the war is unjustified on moral, political and economic grounds as Donald Trump considers