“We are unstoppable as a military force," Trump boasted before Iran shot down one U.S. plane and another crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. The post Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability appeared first on The Intercept.
An American's whereabouts were unknown on Friday after Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet, as questions mounted online over what happened to the missing service member and if the Trump administration would comment on it. President Donald Trump had not yet responded to the attack, which was the first time an American jet had been shot down since the military…
WASHINGTON — Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump told Americans the U.S. military had “beaten and completely decimated Iran,” Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet, setting off a high-risk scramble by U.S. forces to rescue two service members from deep inside Iranian territory.
Iran shot down a US fighter jet for the first time in the war and targeted more sites, including energy facilities, in Arab Gulf states overnight and into Friday.
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday said the recent attacks by Iran on two U.S. fighter jets has likely placed President Trump in “panic mode.” The Iranian military downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the Islamic Republic’s airspace on Friday — marking the first known instance of Tehran shooting down a U.S. jet…
As the Iran war nears its sixth week, reports emerged Friday morning of a developing situation with a U.S. fighter jet having allegedly been shot down by Iranian forces. Axios reported Friday morning that a U.S. fighter jet was shot down by Iran, citing two sources familiar with the incident. The aircraft reportedly appears to be an F-15. Iranian state…
President Donald Trump has been briefed on reports and imagery suggesting a US F-15 may have been downed over Iran, a potential first in the conflict.
President Trump has been briefed on the downed U.S. fighter jet in Iran.
One of two crew members of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran was located and rescued by U.S. special forces, and the search for the second is ongoing, an Israeli official and a second source with knowledge of the situation told Axios. The latest: Iran is also hunting for the crew and has asked civilians in the area to join the search,…
A search and rescue mission also came under fire, bringing down another jet over the Persian Gulf.
