American forces are searching for a missing crew member after a US fighter jet was downed in Iran, US media report.
It comes after two sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS News that a search-and-rescue effort was under way for a downed US F-15 fighter jet in southern Iran. It’s not known what has happened to the missing crew member – a second has reportedly been rescued.
Iranian security forces are also searching for the missing crew member, Iranian state media reports.
Iran is also claiming to have shot down a second US warplane over the Persian Gulf. US media say the A-10 combat plane was shot at near the Strait of Hormuz during a search-and-rescue mission for the first downed aircraft. The pilot ejected and was rescued
Meanwhile, strikes continue to be heard throughout the region, including in Tehran and in Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli strikes have destroyed 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity – and says Israel and the US will continue to “crush” the country.—BBC
