Two days after Donald Trump declared that Tehran was nearly defeated, the US was still trying to locate one of the crew members of an F-15E who had to eject over Iran. Meanwhile, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth continued to carry out a series of dismissals, unrelated to the conflict.
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Time: 12:07 pm (Paris)
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The president was already in a quandary about how to get out of the war before the lives of two F-15 crew members were endangered.
The stakes could rise further if the weapons system officer of the downed F15 Eagle plane is captured by Iran.
WASHINGTON: Two US military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran,…
The F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, prompting a high-stakes rescue mission
The rescue could impact how Trump views a ground operation to take Kharg Island or to seize enriched uranium sites.
Both crew members from the American fighter jet shot down by Iranian forces on Friday were rescued.
