Live Updates: Iran war rages as Trump touts strike on bridge, warns more coming, and Iran hits Gulf states

## Summary
By The Associated Press https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-31d5e17d link copied 4m ago Iran makes new claim to have shot down an American F-35 fighter jet Iran's state media carried a new claim by the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Friday to have shot down a U.S. By Tucker Reals https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-3c0f358b link copied 4m ago Iranian attacks damage power, water desalination and oil and gas infrastructure in Gulf states The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said Friday that one of the country's combined power and water desalination plants was "attacked as part of the heinous Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in material damage to some of the plant's components." "Technical and emergency teams immediately commenced their work, in accordance with approved emergency plans, to address the repercussions of the incident and ensure continued operational efficiency, in full coordination with security and relevant authorities to secure the affected sites," the ministry said. By Tucker Reals https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-42c71873 link copied 4m ago Iranian foreign minister says destroying "unfinished bridges" won't make Iran surrender "Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday on social media . By Jordan Freiman https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-e4081aa4 link copied 4m ago Strikes on an Iranian bridge kill 8, local authorities say A set of strikes on Iran's B1 bridge killed at least eight people and wounded 95 more, Iran's state media said, citing authorities in the Alborz province.

## Article Content
What to know about the Iran war today:
Despite President Trump's insistence that Iran's military capacity has been decimated by almost five weeks of relentless U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iranian missiles and drones damaged oil, natural gas and water desalination facilities in Persian Gulf nations Friday.
Oil prices
continued rising Friday after strikes destroyed an Iranian bridge and Mr. Trump warned there was "much more to follow,"
threatening more attacks
on civilian infrastructure in a
war
he says will likely take another two to three weeks to achieve his objectives.
Iran claimed again on Friday to have shot down an American F-35 fighter jet, a day after the U.S. military dismissed a previous claim by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard to have done the same in a different area.
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Oil prices keep soaring after Trump indicates Iran war likely to intensify with weeks yet to go
Oil prices continued to surge on worries of a prolonged Iran war but most Asian markets that were open rose moderately in cautious trading Friday.
In Europe, trading was closed in France, Germany and Britain for the Good Friday holiday.
U.S. markets trading also was closed, but S&P 500 futures are trading and slipped nearly 0.3% to 6,604.50. Dow futures were down 0.3% at 46,615.00.
Benchmark U.S. crude rose 11.4% to $111.54 a barrel. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 7.8% to $109.03 per barrel.
"A more extended conflict raises the threat to physical infrastructure, extends disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, and will entail a longer post-war recovery period, with price impacts spilling over later into the year," according to a report from BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions.
The U.S. relies on the Persian Gulf for only a fraction of the oil it imports, but oil is a commodity and prices are set in a global market.
By
The Associated Press
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-31d5e17d
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4m ago
Iran makes new claim to have shot down an American F-35 fighter jet
Iran's state media carried a new claim by the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Friday to have shot down a U.S. F-35 fighter jet.
The jet was "struck and downed over central Iran by the IRGC Aerospace Force's new air defense system," a spokesman for Iran's central military headquarters said in a statement carried by state media. "Due to the severe explosion of the aircraft upon impact and crash, it is unlikely that the pilot ejected safely."
It was the second claim by the IRGC to have shot down an F-35 this week, the first of which was flatly denied by the U.S. military on Thursday.
"All U.S. fighter aircraft are accounted for," U.S. Central Command said in a social media post on Thursday, referring to the claim made by the IRGC on Wednesday to have downed an F-35 over the Iranian Persian Gulf island of Qeshm.
"Iran's IRGC has made the same false claim at least half a dozen times," CENTCOM added in its
social media
post.
CBS News asked CENTCOM about the new claim by the IRGC on Friday but did not receive an immediate response.
Iranian media posted images on social media showing various items of debris described as parts of a downed F-35, including a photo purported to show a badly damaged tail piece bearing insignia suggesting the debris was part of an aircraft based at RAF Lakenheath air base in the U.K., home to the U.S. Air Forces' 48th Fighter Wing, which includes F-35s.
CBS News has not independently verified the authenticity of the photos shared by Iran's state media.
By
Tucker Reals
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-3c0f358b
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4m ago
Iranian attacks damage power, water desalination and oil and gas infrastructure in Gulf states
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy
said Friday
that one of the country's combined power and water desalination plants was "attacked as part of the heinous Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in material damage to some of the plant's components."
"Technical and emergency teams immediately commenced their work, in accordance with approved emergency plans, to address the repercussions of the incident and ensure continued operational efficiency, in full coordination with security and relevant authorities to secure the affected sites," the ministry said.
Earlier, Kuwait's national Petroleum Corporation
said
the Al-Ahmadi Port Refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in the region, was hit by an Iranian drone attack, "resulting in fires in several operating units."
The company said emergency crews were "working to contain the fires and prevent their spread."
To the north along the Persian Gulf coast, the government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
said
falling debris from an intercepted Iranian missile or drone struck the state-owned Habshan natural gas processing plant, causing a fire b

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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- What will never recover: damage to America's standing." Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the U.S. and Israel, and touted by President Trump who warned there would be "much more to follow," hit the site near Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, April 3, 2026.

### Areas for Consideration
- The price of Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 7.8% to $109.03 per barrel. "A more extended conflict raises the threat to physical infrastructure, extends disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, and will entail a longer post-war recovery period, with price impacts spilling over later into the year," according to a report from BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions.

### Implications
- Trump warned there was "much more to follow," threatening more attacks on civilian infrastructure in a war he says will likely take another two to three weeks to achieve his objectives.
- The price of Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 7.8% to $109.03 per barrel. "A more extended conflict raises the threat to physical infrastructure, extends disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, and will entail a longer post-war recovery period, with price impacts spilling over later into the year," according to a report from BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions.
- The jet was "struck and downed over central Iran by the IRGC Aerospace Force's new air defense system," a spokesman for Iran's central military headquarters said in a statement carried by state media. "Due to the severe explosion of the aircraft upon impact and crash, it is unlikely that the pilot ejected safely." It was the second claim by the IRGC to have shot down an F-35 this week, the first of which was flatly denied by the U.S. military on Thursday. "All U.S. fighter aircraft are accounted for," U.S.
- By Tucker Reals https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-warns-more-coming-oil-gas-strait-hormuz/#post-update-42c71873 link copied 4m ago Iranian foreign minister says destroying "unfinished bridges" won't make Iran surrender "Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday on social media .

### Expert Commentary
This article covers iran, trump, war topics. Notable strengths include discussion of iran. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 1375.