One US Fighter Jet Pilot Rescued Deep Inside Iran By US Military

BREAKING: One US Air Force pilot rescued after Iran shot down F-15A Eagle Strike, another missing as Tehran calls civilians to hunt American pilots.

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One crew member from US fighter jet downed in Iran has been rescued, US media report


Earlier, 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 second crew member


BBC Verify has confirmed a video showing what appears to be a US plane accompanied by two helicopters flying over Khuzestan province - Iran's state media claim Iranian forces shot down the plane


US President Donald Trump "has been briefed", according to the White House


It's the first known case of a US fighter jet being shot down over Iran during this conflict, our foreign correspondent writes, and comes after Trump claimed Iran "can't do a thing" about US planes flying over it


Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israeli strikes have destroyed 70% of Iran's steel production capacity - and says Israel and the US will continue to "crush" the country

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgj0gn36px8t


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