Iranian media has made similar claims in the past, which U.S. Central Command and the Pentagon have rejected.
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,…
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.
A search and rescue mission also came under fire, bringing down another jet over the Persian Gulf.
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…
IRGC claims its 'newly developed and advanced air defenses' struck aircraft
A U.S. F-15 jet went down in Iran, prompting a U.S. recovery effort as Iranian authorities called on civilians to find the crew first.
Iran downed a US F-15E fighter jet, and a search-and-rescue operation is underway for the two-person crew, according to a US official.
Iran shot down what appears to be a fighter plane on Friday, Iranian state media reported, in what would be the first time that Tehran downed an American jet since the war broke out five weeks ago. The search and rescue is underway for two service members. The Hill has reached out to the U.S. Central Command, which oversees…
President Trump has been briefed on the downed U.S. fighter jet in Iran.
