Iran war: Search on for missing crew member of downed US jet
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“Two US military planes were hit in the Iran war, in separate incidents, on Friday”
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Wikipedia entries mention 2026 Iran war timeline and diplomatic negotiations but do not reference US planes being shot down. No direct evidence corroborates the claim about specific incidents on Friday.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“One of the two crew members of a US F-15E that was downed over Iran was rescued, search for other service member is ongoing”
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Wikipedia entries about F-15E history and losses do not mention rescue operations or specific incidents involving crew members. No evidence confirms the rescue or ongoing search.
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— The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American multirole fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle. The aircraft resulted from U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) studies in 2018 to recapi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
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— This is a list of losses involving the F-15 including the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, Mitsubishi F-15J and other F-15 variants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses
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— The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Intended for the Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) progra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike…
“The UN Security Council has delayed a vote on using force to reopen Hormuz”
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Wikipedia mentions UN Security Council Resolution 2817 (March 2026) condemning Iran's actions but does not specify delays in votes about Hormuz. No direct evidence confirms postponement of a vote.
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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— Adopted on March 11, 2026, United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026) condemned Iran's "egregious attacks" against the Gulf states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE) and Jor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci…
“Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes that began on February 28”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Iran closing Hormuz in retaliation for strikes starting February 28.
“The draft resolution to authorize defensive force in Hormuz faced resistance from China, Russia and others”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm opposition to a UNSC resolution about Hormuz.
“China opposes authorizing any use of force in Hormuz”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm China's opposition to authorizing force in Hormuz.
“A US F-15E fighter jet was shot down by the Iranian military in southern Iran”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm a US F-15E being shot down by Iran.
“One crew member from the two-seat F-15E jet was reportedly rescued by US forces”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm rescue operations for a downed F-15E crew member.
“A US search and rescue operation is underway to find the second F-15E pilot”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm a US search and rescue operation for a missing pilot.
“Iran's military is also searching for the missing American and has offered a bounty”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Iran's search for an American or bounty offers.
“The second plane, an A-10 Warthog, crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with the lone pilot rescued”
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“Both US fighter jets reportedly went down around the same time”
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“Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing an area near where the jet came down in southwestern Iran”
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“The downing of two US fighter planes occurred just two days after US President Donald Trump said in a national address that Iran had been 'completely decimated'”
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“A container ship operated by French shipping and logistics firm CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran's closure of the waterway”
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“The US Embassy in Beirut urged Americans to leave Lebanon while commercial flights remain available”
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