Anadolu Agency reports Iran downed a US F-15 fighter jet in southern Iran for the first time since the war began over a month ago. One of two pilots is confirmed dead, the other unaccounted for. Rescue operations are ongoing.
Anadolu Agency reports that Iranian forces shot down a US F-15 fighter jet in southern Iran. This marks the first such incident more than a month after the war began.
The two pilots aboard: one confirmed killed in action, the other unaccounted for. Search and rescue operations are underway following the crash.
Iranian state media Press TV had previously released images claiming the downing of an F-15 Strike Eagle. BBC and other outlets verified the wreckage as belonging to a US F-15.
The Pentagon has offered no comment. The downing occurred amid statements from US President Donald Trump claiming American jets operate unchallenged over Iranian airspace.
