GIZINT — Weekend Edition | Issue 027

Both F-15E Strike Eagle crew members have been recovered from Iran after a combat search and rescue operation lasting approximately 36 hours (CENTCOM, 5 Apr). Trump announced Tuesday 7 April as "Power Plant Day and Bridge Day," stating Iran "won't have any power plants and they won't have any bridges standing" if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by 8:00 PM Eastern Tuesday (Truth Social, 5 Apr; Wall Street Journal, 5 Apr).

WSO recovered: CENTCOM confirmed both crew members from the F-15E shot down 3 April are safe; the WSO evaded Iranian forces for approximately 36 hours before extraction under fire (CENTCOM, Al Jazeera, 5 Apr; Washington Post, 4 Apr). Infrastructure ultimatum: Trump told the Wall Street Journal that Iran "won't have any power plants and they won't have any bridges standing" if Hormuz remains closed, and named power plants and bridges as Tuesday targets (WSJ, Truth Social, 5 Apr). GCC under sustained fire: Khor Fakkan, the UAE's largest container port, was targeted for the first time; Bahrain's Bapco oil storage took its first direct hit; Kuwait's power and desalination plants were struck again (UKMTO, Bapco Energies, Kuwait MoE, 5 Apr).

F-15E Crew Recovered; Trump Announces Civilian Infrastructure Targeting for Tuesday

CENTCOM confirmed both F-15E crew members recovered from Iran on 5 April, while Trump named power plants and bridges as Tuesday targets if Hormuz is not reopened.

The F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down on 3 April during a combat mission over southern Iran. The pilot was recovered the same day after a seven-hour daylight extraction. The WSO, identified by Trump as a colonel, evaded Iranian forces for approximately 36 hours in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province before extraction in what Al Jazeera's Pentagon correspondent described as a "heavy firefight." At least one Black Hawk was hit during the Day 1 rescue but remained airborne. (CENTCOM, 5 Apr; Al Jazeera, 5 Apr; Washington Post, 4 Apr)

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya claimed destruction of two C-130s and two Black Hawks during the rescue in southern Isfahan province. CENTCOM has not responded. CBS reported US forces self-destroyed two MC-130J Commando II aircraft to prevent capture; The War Zone reported AH-6 Little Birds destroyed at a forward landing site. Iran's claims remain unconfirmed. Total confirmed manned aircraft lost: 5 (4 F-15E, 1 A-10). (Anadolu Agency, Xinhua, CBS, The War Zone, 5 Apr)

Trump posted on Truth Social: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!" He told the Wall Street Journal that Iran "won't have any power plants and they won't have any bridges standing" if Hormuz is not reopened. The 48-hour ultimatum issued 4 April now carries a specific Tuesday 8:00 PM Eastern deadline. (Truth Social, WSJ, 5 Apr)