https://www.rferl.org/z/645 The latest news from RFE/RL's broadcast region. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/645 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:12:59 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL US President Donald Trump repeated his threat to strike Iranian infrastructure hard if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, using explosive language hours after announcing that US forces rescued the missing crew member from a downed F-15 fighter jet. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-us-deadline-iran-open-strait-hormuz/33725369.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-us-deadline-iran-open-strait-hormuz/33725369.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:09:54 +0200 IranNews Serbian military and police officers have found a cache of highly powerful explosives not far from a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas from Turkey to Hungary, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on April 5. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:12:37 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineSerbiaHungaryThe Rundown Stories Ukraine has kept up its attacks on Russian oil export and production infrastructure, hitting facilities in two regions, while widespread Russian drone attacks on Ukraine killed at least one civilian overnight and fighting persisted at the front, officials said. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:27:30 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories US President Donald Trump repeated his threat to strike Iranian infrastructure hard on if Tehran it does not open the Strait of Hormuz, using explosive language hours after announcing that US forces rescued the second crew member of a downed F-15 fighter jet in a high-risk mission. https://www.rferl.org/a/crew-member-f15-rescued-/33725134.html https://www.rferl.org/a/crew-member-f15-rescued-/33725134.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:18:10 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Headline WASHINGTON -- A reported incident involving a US F-15 over Iran is drawing renewed scrutiny to the risks American aircraft face when operating in heavily defended airspace, underscoring a broader reality: Even one of the world’s most successful fighter jets is not immune in contested environments. https://www.rferl.org/a/f15-warplane-downed-iran-combat-crew/33724843.html https://www.rferl.org/a/f15-warplane-downed-iran-combat-crew/33724843.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:07:31 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories US President Donald Trump on April 4 told the Iranian regime that “time is running out” and that it must make a peace deal or open the crucial Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face “hell,” renewing an earlier threat in which he vowed to send Iran “back to the stone ages.” https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-deadline-iran-bushehr-hormuz/33724801.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-deadline-iran-bushehr-hormuz/33724801.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:01:32 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories Marking the 1,500th day of the full-scale invasion, Russia launched a massive wave of air strikes across Ukraine during the night of April 3–4. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-easter-escalation/33724676.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-easter-escalation/33724676.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:37:21 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories Rescue teams continue to search early on April 4 for a US crew member missing after their fighter jet was brought down over Iran, one of two American forces planes reportedly knocked out of the sky in the region a day earlier. https://www.rferl.org/a/rescue-operation-us-jet-downed-iran/33724346.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rescue-operation-us-jet-downed-iran/33724346.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:02:08 +0200 IranNews The F-15E Strike Eagle, which US officials say was shot down over Iran on April 3, is one of the US military’s most advanced dual-role fighter aircraft, designed to carry out both air-to-air combat and deep strike missions against ground targets. https://www.rferl.org/a/f15-jet-fighter-strike-eagle-shot-down-iran/33724307.html https://www.rferl.org/a/f15-jet-fighter-strike-eagle-shot-down-iran/33724307.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:08:53 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories A US crew member has been rescued by American forces after a jet fighter was shot down over Iran, a US official told RFE/RL, and the search is ongoing for a second, in the first known loss of an American plane to hostile fire since the war began. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-iran/33724201.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-iran/33724201.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories Shuttered factories in India and a key US military aircraft destroyed in Saudi Arabia feature in RFE/RL's roundup of photos of the fifth week of the US-Israeli war with Iran. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-israel-us-war-photos-week-five/33723176.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-israel-us-war-photos-week-five/33723176.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:27:55 +0200 Photo GalleriesNewsIranThe Rundown Stories Scaled-back resolution seeks to restore shipping without force mandate as Tehran tightens grip on key global oil route. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trump-strait-hormuz-shipping-energy-food-un-security-council/33723994.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trump-strait-hormuz-shipping-energy-food-un-security-council/33723994.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:02:14 +0200 IranNewsChina Belarus has cancelled the passport of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski and other recently deported political prisoners, in what rights groups say is a new form of pressure on exiled dissidents. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-nobel-byalyatski-bialiatski-human-rights-exile-lukashenko/33724092.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-nobel-byalyatski-bialiatski-human-rights-exile-lukashenko/33724092.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:51:51 +0200 BelarusNewsRussiaThe Rundown Stories President Donald Trump said the US military "hasn't even started" to destroy what is left of Iran after a month of devastating attacks and he threatened to strike electrical power plants and more bridges in his latest warning to the regime in Tehran. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-israel-war-trump-ceasefire-deal-missile/33723819.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-israel-war-trump-ceasefire-deal-missile/33723819.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:19:23 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown Stories The US-Israeli war with Iran has continued following US President Donald Trump’s TV address to the nation, with a series of reported air strikes, defiant messaging from Tehran, and a US warning in Iraq of an imminent attack in Baghdad by Iranian proxy forces. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-speech-war-threats-iran-strikes/33723158.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-speech-war-threats-iran-strikes/33723158.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:37:13 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East US President Donald Trump on April 1 said the United States is close to “finishing the job” in Iran, while warning that US forces will continue to strike the country “extremely hard” for another “two to three weeks.” https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-war-address-ceasefire-hormuz/33722964.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-war-address-ceasefire-hormuz/33722964.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:22:29 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East The United States has removed sanctions on three Russian-flagged commercial vessels, sparking debate over whether the move signals a shift in US- Russia policy. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:33 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories US President Donald Trump has said the United States could end its war with Iran soon while reserving the option for limited future strikes. https://www.rferl.org/a/marco-rubio-united-states-nato-iran/33722108.html https://www.rferl.org/a/marco-rubio-united-states-nato-iran/33722108.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:10:39 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian says his country has the "necessary will" to end the war with the United States and Israel depending on conditions, a possible sign the countries may be moving toward settling the conflict. https://www.rferl.org/a/pezeshkian-iran-peace-us-war-talks/33721776.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pezeshkian-iran-peace-us-war-talks/33721776.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:33:35 +0200 IranNewsMiddle East