Search for missing airman presents serious test for US
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“President Donald Trump had said Iran couldn't 'do a thing' about American aircraft operating over its territory”
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“His Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said the US had achieved 'air superiority' over Iran”
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“Friday's downing of a F-15 Eagle is a significant blow to Washington DC”
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“The BBC understands President Trump's national security team spent much of Thursday in the West Wing briefing him on a search-and-rescue mission that also came under Iranian fire”
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“US media report the crew were wounded but managed to escape Iranian airspace”
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“Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is said to have launched its own search for the missing American, reportedly using troops and locals, and offering them a reward of around $66,000 (£50,000) to capture him alive”
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“The 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when American diplomats were held for 444 days”
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“In 2014, President Barack Obama's administration exchanged five Taliban detainees for Bowe Bergdahl”
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“President Trump reiterated his deadline for Iran to agree to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday, 6 April, or face 'hell', including strikes on its energy infrastructure”
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