US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing crew member after two US warplanes were shot down in different parts of the region, US media report
The missing airman, a weapon systems officer, was aboard a US F-15 fighter jet that was downed in southern Iran, CBS, the BBC’s US partner, reports. It’s not known what has happened to the missing crew member – a pilot who was aboard has been rescued
Iranian security forces are searching the region for the airman and officials in the country are urging citizens to help “capture the pilot alive,” even offering rewards, state media has reported
Iran is claiming to have shot down a second US warplane over the Persian Gulf. US media say the A-10 combat plane was shot at 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.
