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.

Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort

One of two crew members of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle has been rescued after being shot down in Iran.