Overview
- The F-15E, which went down Friday over Iran, led to both crew ejecting as U.S. forces recovered one airman and continue searching for the second.
- U.S. special operations are running the search with reported Israeli support, using low-flying helicopters in hostile terrain that poses fire and capture risks.
- Iranian state media said the Revolutionary Guard shot down the jet and also reported an A-10 hit over the Gulf, assertions U.S. officials have not fully confirmed.
- Local Iranian broadcasts urged residents to find or hand over any “enemy pilot” for rewards and told people to fire on U.S. aircraft in the area.
- The incident is the first loss of a manned U.S. jet inside Iran during this war, and President Trump said it will not change negotiations with Tehran.