The second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued by US commandos overnight, ending a dramatic two-day search after the warplane crashed in south-west Iran. It was not clear exactly how the jet had been downed, but Iran said it had shot it down. Photograph: Sepah NewsAFP/Getty ImagesMilitary pilots said the missing F-15 crew member would have been trying to hide for as long as possible from the Iranian military. It was not clear exactly how the F-15 was downed, although Iran said it had shot it down. A building close to Iran’s civil Bushehr nuclear power plant was struck on Saturday morning, killing a guard, Iran said.

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2026 10:21 UTC