A year and a half after winning the White House by promising to lower costs and end wars, Donald Trump is a wartime president overseeing surging energy costs and an escalating overseas conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline, and Tehran called his threat "unbalanced and foolish." The search for a missing U.S. military pilot continued Saturday in a remote part of the Islamic Republic.

President Donald Trump says the US "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran", adding that Iranian bridges are "next, then electric power plants." Mr. Trump has also signalled his openness to diplomacy in an effort to end the war.

President Trump has tried to sell the Iran war to the American public, but most in the country remain skeptical. Trump also is requesting a massive increase in the Pentagon’s budget for 2027. Former

A search and rescue effort is currently underway in Iran for the downed jet and for any survivors, U.S. officials said.

The pilot of the downed jet has been safely rescued, but a search and rescue operation is still under way for the jet's second crew member, US media reports.

President Donald says the U.S. military is on track to meet its objectives soon in Operation Epic Furry. The president addressed the war on Wednesday night in a prime-time

Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, officials said. A rescue helicopter was also fired upon.