Trump stays away from war room, ‘yelling at aides’: What happened after US plane was shot down in Iran

A U.S. plane was shot down over Iran, sparking chaos inside the White House and the president Donald Trump The Wall Street Journal reported that he yelled at aides and was turned away as officials planned a high-risk rescue mission.The incident occurred on Good Friday, after Trump learned that two American pilots were missing. According to the report, he asked the military to “go and catch them immediately” and urged the military to act quickly despite the complexity of operations in Iran.U.S. troops have not conducted ground operations in Iran in decades, forcing officials to evaluate how to enter hostile areas and avoid detection by Iranian forces before launching any rescue attempts.Also read: Iran refuses to hold second round of talks with US in PakistanThe report quoted a senior administration official as saying that aides worried that Trump’s impatience could derail plans and therefore kept him out of detailed discussions because they would receive minute-by-minute updates and brief him only at critical moments.The incident also raised fears in Trump of a repeat of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis under Jimmy Carter, which he had previously described as a political disaster. Trump reportedly said in March that “if you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter…the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election,” calling the situation “a mess.”One pilot recovered quickly. A second man spent more than 24 hours behind enemy lines before being rescued in a high-risk evacuation on Saturday night, averting what could have been a major setback for the government.Within hours of the rescue, Trump returned to a more aggressive posture, issuing profanity-laced warnings to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz in social media posts whose language and tone raised eyebrows.Critics say the approach lacks strategic coherence. Kori Schake told the Wall Street Journal that gains on the battlefield did not translate into a clear path to victory.The White House defended the president’s handling of the situation, with press secretary Carolyn Leavitt saying the president remained a stable leader during the conflict.At the same time, according to the latest developments, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz remain heightened, and the U.S. military seize an iranian ship in the strait of hormuz