U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran; Tehran urges civilians to hunt for crew
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“Iran authorities urged people living in the rugged southwest of the country to search for the crew of a downed U.S. fighter jet on Friday (April 3, 2026) as state TV broadcast images of what was said to be the mangled remains of the plane.”
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“The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for military operations in West Asia, did not immediately respond to AFP request for comment following what would be the first known loss of a U.S. jet inside Iran since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the war.”
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— This is the order of battle of the 2026 Iran war.
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— Between 12 January 2024 and 6 May 2025 the United States and the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, launched a series of cruise mi…
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— The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), formerly known as the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for …
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“Military forces have launched a search operation to find the American fighter pilot who was hit earlier today,”
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“A local official television station in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province aired footage of what it said was wreckage of the downed plane, showing a pile of twisted metal fragments in the back of a truck.”
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— Presidential elections were held in Iran on 18 June 2021, the thirteenth since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Ebrahim Raisi, the then Chief Justice of Iran, was declared the winner…
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— Iraj Castle (Persian: قلعه ایرج, romanized: Qal'eh Iraj) is a fortification built in 4th or 5th century AD in the central region of Ray, Sasanian Empire, near modern-day Asgarabad-e Abbasi, Iran. The …
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— The 2009 Iranian presidential election was characterized by huge candidate rallies in Iranian cities, and very high turnout reported to be over 80 percent. Iran holds a run-off election when no candid…
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“The incident is the first report of a U.S. fighter jet being downed in Iranian territory since the United States and Israel launched its war on the Islamic Republic on February 28.”
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
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— Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
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“It was unclear what aircraft was involved, with reports referring to both an F35 and F-15E fighter jet.”
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“The New York Times quoted U.S. and Israeli officials confirming the Iranian claims to have shot down a jet, and other major American outlets reported that U.S. forces had launched a rescue operation.”
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“Pilots wear a combat vest containing a radio/GPS-coded beacon to transmit their position and communicate with search teams, using a system of code words for signalling, the pilot told AFP, on condition of anonymity.”
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“Last week, Iranian state media published footage purporting to show a missile targeting a F/A-18 flying over Chabahar, southeast Iran. The images show the U.S. jet flying away with no visible damage.”
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