The first plane, a two-seat US F-15E jet, was shot down by Iranian fire, officials in both ​countries confirmed. The second plane, an A-10 Warthog fighter aircraft, ⁠was hit by Iranian fire and crashed over Kuwait, with the pilot ejecting, two US officials said. Iranian officials called on civilians to be on the lookout for survivors and have flooded social media with images that purport to show wreckage from the aircraft. Trump has been in the White House receiving updates on the search-and-rescue operation, a senior administration official told Reuters. Iranian state media on Friday released an image said to show fragments of a downed US fighter jet.

Source: Bangkok Post April 04, 2026 15:13 UTC