The US president appeared to set a Tuesday deadline for a deal on the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to bomb Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not comply soon.

Donald Trump has set a Tuesday deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face “hell”, saying the US will hit Iranian power plants and bridges.

President Trump said on social media post just after midnight that the stranded officer had been brought out of Iran safely by U.S. forces.

Two backpacks containing explosives were found near a pipeline in Serbia near the Hungarian border carrying Russian gas, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.