US EditionOne U.S. Pilot Rescued Alive After Jet Downed Over Iran; Search Continues for Second Crew Member: Report
One crew member was rescued alive as U.S. and Israeli officials said the search continues for the second after the jet was shot down.
- On Friday, the U.S. military launched a rescue operation in Iran after state media reported an American fighter jet went down and at least one crew member ejected from the aircraft.
- Iranian state television urged residents to hand over any "enemy pilot" to police and promised a reward, while an on-screen crawl ordered the public to "shoot them if you see them" regarding American aircraft.
- Marking the first U.S. aircraft loss in Iranian territory during the five-week war, this incident follows four previous military plane losses—three fighter jets hit by friendly fire over Kuwait and a refueling tanker that crashed in Iraq.
- President Donald Trump pledged that U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks, while the Pentagon confirmed receiving notification of "an aircraft being shot down."
- The ongoing war continues destabilizing global economies by threatening energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, with civilian casualties concentrated near strikes on state-linked sites rather than indiscriminate bombardment.
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US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search under way for crew member, US officials say
A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a US official told Reuters, in the first known incident of its kind in the nearly five-week-old war. The Pentagon and US Central Command did not respond to requests for comment. The prospect of a US pilot being alive and on the run inside Iran raises the stakes for the United States in a conflict that, according …
It is the first loss due to enemy fire since the start of the fighting: A US fighter jet has been shot down in Iran. One crew member was apparently rescued – a large-scale search operation is still underway.
One US pilot rescued, another missing after Iran says it downed fighter jet
One crew member from a US fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, multiple news outlets reported on Friday, citing two US officials, while a second crew member remains missing. Iran on Friday claimed to have shot down an American fighter jet, releasing photos of apparent wreckage of an F-15E, while the United States reportedly launched a search-and-rescue operation for the crew. Earlier, Iranian state media released photos…
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