Iran media says army searching for pilot of downed US fighter jetTEHRAN, April 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran's Fars news agency said Friday the army had launched a search for the pilot of a US fighter jet hit by an air defence system. "Military forces have launched a search operation to find the American fighter pilot who was hit earlier today," Fars said. A local television station aired footage of what it said was wreckage of a downed US jet. It said the aircraft was targeted over central Iran and may have gone down in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, citing a police statement. The incident is the first report of a US fighter jet being downed in Iranian territory since the United States and Israel launched its war on the Islamic republic on February 28.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 03, 2026 13:33 UTC