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U.S. military continues frantic search for missing airman shot down over Iran, while Tehran calls on public to find 'enemy pilot'
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The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward.
Key facts
- The strait, 32 kilometers (20 miles) wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean
- In Gulf Arab states and the occupied West Bank, more than two dozen people have died, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel and 13 U.S. service members have been killed
- In Lebanon, over 1,300 people have been killed and more than 1 million displaced
- Earlier Iranian drone strikes hit Amazon Web Services facilities in both the UAE and Bahrain
Summary
The plane, identified by Iran as a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle, was one of two attacked on Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing. The conflict, launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28, has rippled across the region. The downing of the military planes came two days after President Donald Trump said in a national address that the U.S. has “beaten and completely decimated Iran” and was “going to finish the job, and we’re going to finish it fast.” The U.S. and Israel had boasted recently that Iran’s air defenses were decimated.