EXCLUSIVE: The president speaks to The Independent as search-and-rescue efforts continue after the shooting-down of an American fighter over Iran

It is unclear if the plane was shot down or went down for another reason.

The U.S. forces rescued at least one crew member after Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet Friday.

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.

Iranian media reports a reward is being offered for finding a US crewmember thought to still be missing.

WASHINGTON: Two US military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown…

Two pilots were rescued and a third is still missing and being hunted by Tehran’s forces.

EXCLUSIVE: The president speaks to The Independent as search-and-rescue efforts continue after the shooting-down of an American fighter over Iran

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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,…

An anchor on a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television urged residents to hand over any “enemy pilot” to the police.

Trump has been in the White House receiving updates on the rescue effort, a senior administration official told Reuters.

Israel's military suspended attacks in an area of Iran where a U.S. airman is believed to be lost.

The pilot of the downed jet has been safely rescued, but a search and rescue operation is still under way for the jet's second crew member, US media reports.

The stakes could rise further if the weapons system officer of the downed F15 Eagle plane is captured by Iran.

It comes after a frantic search-and-rescue operation.

U.S. rescues injured airman after F-15 downed in Iran, marking a critical moment in ongoing conflict, officials say.

According to the US president, the serviceman was injured

The war, now in its sixth week, intensely escalated after Iran shot down two US military planes on Friday. According to US officials, one missing service member has been rescued;…

Desperate race to find F-15 crew member involved hundreds of troops while airman sought cover in mountainous territory

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