Tel Aviv: The US military pressed ahead on Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, a day after the Islamic Republic shot down a US warplane and promised a reward for whoever turns in the pilot.The plane, identified by Iran as a F-15E Strike Eagle, was one of two attacked on Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing. It was the first time the United States lost aircraft in Iranian territory during the war, now in its sixth week, and could add to pressure on the Trump administration to end the fighting.The downing of the American planes came two days after US President Donald Trump said in a national address that the United States has “beaten and completely decimated Iran.” The US and Israel recently boasted that Iran’s air defences were obliterated.But on Saturday, an apparent Iranian drone damaged the headquarters of US technology company Oracle in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Meanwhile, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said that an airstrike hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building. It’s the fourth time the facility has been targeted during the war. — with AgenciesOracle’s offices hit in DubaiApril 4, 2026 8:33 pmAn apparent Iranian drone damaged the Dubai headquarters of Oracle after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened the firm. Footage verified by the AP outside the United Arab Emirates showed a large hole in the building’s southwestern corner. The sheikhdom’s Dubai Media Office, which speaks for its government, noted a “minor incident caused by debris from an aerial interception that fell on the facade,” saying there were no injuries. Oracle Corp., based in Austin, Texas, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.Iran’s veiled threat to disrupt second waterwayApril 4, 2026 8:33 pmIran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, issued a veiled threat late Friday to disrupt traffic through a second strategic waterway in the region, the Bab-el-Mandeb. The strait, 32 kilometres (20 miles) wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. It’s one of the busiest choke points in global trade. More than a tenth of seaborne global oil and a quarter of container ships pass through it.IAEA says projectile hits near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, killing oneApril 4, 2026 3:17 pmThe International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday said that it has been informed by Iran about a projectile striking close to the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The IAEA said in an X post that one of the site’s physical protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment and that a building on site was affected by shockwaves and fragments. “No increase in radiation levels was reported,” the IAEA said. Iran’s Tasnim news agency said earlier on Saturday the incident did not damage the main parts of the plant and that production was unaffected.365 service members have been wounded in action in the Iran WarApril 4, 2026 12:31 pmAs of Friday, 247 of the wounded were Army soldiers, 63 were Navy sailors, 19 were Marines and 36 were Air Force airmen, according to Pentagon data available online.Iran executes two more members of an exile groupApril 4, 2026 12:30 pmThe Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Saturday that the two men who were hanged belonged to the Iranian exile group Mujahedin-e-Khalq.Tehran mocks Trump’s war aimsApril 4, 2026 11:58 amIran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing a southwestern area near where the pilot’s plane came down, while the regional governor promised a commendation for anyone who captured or killed “forces of the hostile enemy.” Iranians pummeled by American air power since the U.S. and Israel began their attacks on February 28 celebrated the plane downings. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on X the war had been “downgraded from regime change” to a hunt for pilots. Trump has been in the White House receiving updates on the rescue effort, a senior administration official told Reuters.Fire reported at foreign oil companies’ storage facilities in Iraq after drone strikeApril 4, 2026 11:09 amA fire broke out early on Saturday at storage facilities belonging to foreign oil companies west of Iraq’s Basra after a drone strike, security sources told Reuters.Pakistan slashes petrol price by PKR 80 per litre, day after sharp hike met severe backlashApril 4, 2026 11:09 amA day after an unprecedented surge in fuel prices triggered severe backlash, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced slashing the petrol price by PKR 80. Sharif in a midnight address on Friday announced that the government has decided to reduce petrol levy by PKR 80 per litre, making the commodity available to the end consumer for PKR 378 per litre.US military aircraft hit in Iran war are 1st shot down by enemy fire in over 20 yearsApril 4, 2026 10:50 amIran shooting down two American military aircraft marks an exceedingly rare assault for the US that has not happened in more than 20 years and shows the Islamic Republic’s continued ability to hit back despite President Donald Trump asserting it has been “completely decimated.”Dubai says no injuries from debris falling on Oracle buildingApril 4, 2026 10:14 amDubai authorities said on Saturday no injuries were reported after debris fell on the facade of an Oracle building in the emirate’s Internet City following an aerial interception. Oracle featured on a list of 18 US companies Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has vowed to target in retaliation for attacks on the country.Dubai authorities say no fire or injuries from falling debris in marina areaApril 4, 2026 8:37 amAuthorities in Dubai said on Saturday no fire or injuries were reported from debris falling on the facade of a building in the city’s Marina area following an aerial interception, according to a post on X by the emirate’s media office.Vietnam Q1 growth slows as costlier Middle East energy tests 2026 targetApril 4, 2026 8:35 amVietnam’s economy slowed in the first quarter from the three months prior, data showed on Saturday, as heavy exposure to Middle Eastern oil imports boosted inflation, presenting a challenge in reaching an annual growth target, authorities said.Trump threat to strike bridges, power plantsApril 4, 2026 8:33 amOn Friday, as Trump threatened to hit its bridges and power plants, Iran struck a power and water plant in Kuwait, underlining the vulnerability of Gulf states that rely heavily on desalination plants for drinking water.No sign of end to warApril 4, 2026 8:32 amThe prospect of a U.S. service person being alive and on the run inside Iran raises the stakes for Washington in a conflict with low public support and no sign of an imminent end.