U.S.–Iran Standoff Intensifies as Race to Find Downed F‑15 Crewman Enters Second Day

Overview

• The F‑15E, which Iran says it shot down Friday in the southwest, left one airman rescued by U.S. forces and a second still missing, according to U.S. media reports.
• Iranian state TV aired wreckage images and police announced a cash reward for anyone who hands the missing crew over alive.
• U.S. combat search-and-rescue teams used Black Hawk helicopters and a tanker aircraft, and Iranian fire targeted some of the helicopters, U.S. officials told Reuters.
• Iran also said its air defenses hit an A‑10 attack jet that fell into Gulf waters near the Strait of Hormuz, while the New York Times reported a U.S. crash in that area with the pilot recovered.
• The loss is the first known U.S. combat plane down on Iranian soil since the war began on February 28, as President Trump threatens strikes on bridges and power plants and Gulf states seek UN action to reopen shipping lanes.