<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> has threatened "all hell will reign down" on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="_blank" title="Iran "><span>Iran</span></a><span> if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, as the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US "><span>US</span></a><span> races to find its missing pilot.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US President extended his initial 48-hour deadline for Iran to either strike a deal or reopen the critical waterway late last month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now with less than 48 hours on the clock, he warned that "time is running out". </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-european-ministers-call-for-profit-caps-on-energy-companies-price-surge/07c64e29-acd0-4c05-843b-5c4189d2c4fd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT," the president said in a Truth Social post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD! President DONALD J. TRUMP."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran has responded with a threat of its own, warning the US it will return "hell".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-update-clock-ticks-on-trumps-48hour-deadline-as-us-and-iran-race-to-find-missing-pilot/b2a59e43-5e1f-46e5-a7cc-d4ddba00f8da" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Do not forget that if aggression expands the entire region will turn into a hell for you," a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The illusion of defeating the Islamic Republic of Iran has turned into a swamp in which you will sink."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran is showing no signs of yielding to Trump's deadlines, raising questions about how the US will respond if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened within 48 hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/iran-israel-usa-war-petrol-crisis-diesel/87e69c4c-8166-4484-ba06-ab03c4004002" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Fuel restocked but farmers 'running on empty' leaders warn</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump was accused of yet another TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) moment when he backed down from his initial 48-hour deadline.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the countdown reached its final hours, the president announced he would extend it another five days after the countries had a "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Top Iranian politician Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf later denied that negotiations had been held and said the "fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As the deadline looms, the US and Iran are racing against another ticking clock to find an American airman missing after an F15-E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down by Iran on Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One member of the two-person crew was rescued but the search continues for the second. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/iran-us-israel-war-grocery-prices-fuel-rise/ec61521e-3af5-480e-bac4-5b20546d1913" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Grocery prices expected to climb as shops pass on cost of war</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was one of two US military aircraft that went down after being struck by Iran. A single-crew A-10 Warhog was hit and its pilot was later rescued.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US officials have been unusually quiet about the missing airperson.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking to </span><em><span>The Independent</span></em><span> about whether they could be harmed, Trump said: "We hope that's not going to happen".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iranian officials have placed a $US60,000 ($87,000) bounty on the member's capture, which would be an incredible coup for the country in its negotiations with the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It has been more than 20 years since a US military plane was shot down over enemy soil.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The last time it happened was during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, when an Iraqi missile struck an A-10 Thunderbolt II.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pilot in that attack ejected safely and was rescued by coalition ground forces.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>