Middle East crisis live: Iran rejects Trump’s 48 hour deadline to ‘make a deal’; US races to find missing pilot

Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait after US president says regime will face ‘all hell’ Search for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second day Iran has rejected Donald Trump’s demand that the regime cut a deal in 48 hours or face “all hell”. On Saturday, the US president posted on social media: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” referring to an ultimatum issued on 26 March. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that Israel attacked Iran’s petrochemical plants after reports from Iranian media saying at least five people were killed in an attack on the Mahshahr petrochemical zone.