US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down – verified video appears to show the US operation
The missing airman, a weapon systems officer, was aboard a US F-15 fighter jet that was downed in southern Iran. A pilot who was also on board has been rescued, US media report
Iran says the warplane was shot down by its air defence system, according to state media – the US Central Command has yet to comment
Iranian officials are urging citizens to find the missing crew “alive” and are offering rewards for their capture, state media reports
This is a moment fraught with risk and political peril for the US, and could offer Iran a propaganda victory, Lyse Doucet writes
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz or “all Hell will [rain] down on them”
