Day 36 of the WarSaturday, April 4, 2026
Day 36: Desperate Search for Downed Pilot as Tehran Faces Heaviest Bombing Yet
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TehranSouthern Iran
Heaviest Tehran Bombardment in Days — Darband, Missile Sites Hit
Iran- About 20 attacks on missile sites at Mount Darband and Gulab Dara in northern Tehran. Tehran bombed "much more intensely than in recent days."source
- IDF: "Major defense sites throughout Tehran were attacked" — fire and air defense systems targeted. Multiple explosions and military infrastructure hit.source
- Sina Delaram Psychiatric Hospital on Fadaian-e Islam Street in Tehran was hit in an airstrike — civilian infrastructure damage reported.source
Southern Ports & Nuclear Sites Under Fire — Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Abadan
Iran- Huge blast in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province. Jets active over Shiraz with blasts near Pasdaran area at 08:27Z.source
- Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant targeted again during the bombing of southern Iranian ports on April 4.source
- Video shows explosions in Abadan, western Iran following airstrikes. Missile launch detected from near Tabarsi Boulevard, Amol (Mazandaran).source
Fatemiyoun Brigade Deployed in Tehran — Iraq Closes Border
- Fatemiyoun Brigade (Afghan Shia paramilitary) parades through Tehran in motorcade — Tasnim (IRGC-affiliated) publishes video. Regime deploying foreign militias domestically.source
- South Zurbatiyah border crossing in southwestern Iran closed by Iraq after airstrikes hit the area.source
- Basij forces use Sari Azad University as a rest area — coordinates reported by citizen journalists to IDF.source
Missing Pilot — Search & Rescue Intensifies in Southern Iran
- Over 12 hours since the F-15E was shot down over southern Iran — no reports on the second crew member's location. Pentagon notifies House Armed Services Committee his status is "unknown."source
- U.S. helicopters enter southern Iranian airspace again — likely carrying special forces for rescue operations. Search efforts continue through the night.source
- Reports indicate the second crew member contacted U.S. military via encrypted radio after the crash — confirming he survived the ejection.source
Coordinated Iran-Yemen-Hezbollah Attack on Israel
- Coordinated attack on Israel from Iran, Yemen, and Lebanon simultaneously. Citizens in Tehran filmed missile launches while sirens sounded in Israel.source
US Expels Iranian Diplomats — Deputy UN Ambassador Expelled
- Iranian deputy ambassador to the UN, Saadat Aghajani, expelled by the US State Department. At least 3 Iranian diplomats expelled from New York in the last six months.source
- Growing list of countries expelling Iranian diplomats: Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Albania, and now the US.source