US Iran war highlights: Iran fires missiles towards Israel; loud explosions heard in Lebanon's Beirut
US Iran war highlights: A second US Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued, New York Times reported, citing two US officials. The A-10 Warthog attack plane went down about the same time that an F-15E was shot down over Iran.
US Iran war highlights: An unnamed source told Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Friday that Tehran had rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire. The source said the proposal was made on Wednesday through another country, which was not named....Read More
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There was no immediate comment or confirmation from Washington.
US President Donald Trump on Friday warned of potential strikes on Iran’s infrastructure, including bridges and electric power plants, in his latest escalation.
“The US military ‘hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants,’” Trump wrote on social media, adding that Iran’s leadership “knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!”
Trump on Thursday said Iran’s largest bridge had been struck and urged Tehran to reach a deal before it is “too late.”
In a post on Truth Social, he shared a video showing a bridge collapsing and warned that further action could follow.
Trump said, “The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again -- Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
US Army's top officer dismissed
US Army Chief of Staff Randy George was dismissed on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three US defense officials said, marking the latest shake-up in the Pentagon’s top ranks, Reuters reported.
Trump, who on Wednesday threatened to bomb the Islamic republic “back to the Stone Ages”, kept up his hardline rhetoric, posting on social media that the bridge had been sent "tumbling down" and promising "much more to follow".
The country’s two largest steel plants have also been forced offline due to repeated US and Israeli strikes, companies said.
Iran and allies exchange fire with Israel and US
Iran and its allies exchanged fire with Israel and the United States, with Washington-linked assets across the Middle East coming under attack alongside energy and civilian infrastructure. The month-long war showed little sign of easing on Friday.
Iran launched missiles at Tel Aviv overnight, triggering Israeli air defence systems and leaving four people lightly injured. Fresh explosions were also heard in Jerusalem after the military warned of incoming fire.
27 killed in Lebanon
In Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, Israeli strikes have killed 27 people in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
Increase in crude oil prices eased
Stocks recovered most of their earlier losses, though oil prices remained elevated after Trump failed to provide a clear timeline for ending the conflict in his address. US crude oil rose 8.4% to $108.82 per barrel, easing from levels above $110.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 06:59:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Key points so far
US Iran war LIVE updates: Take a look at the key points:
- The Israeli military said Saturday it detected missiles fired from Iran, as Tehran pressed on with its retaliatory fire after a US-Israeli bombing campaign began at the end of February.
- Loud explosions were heard in Beirut on Saturday, AFP reported, as the Israeli military said it had begun striking "Hezbollah infrastructure" in the Lebanese capital.
- Iran's military says it has downed a second US military jet in the Gulf, according to state media.
- An Egyptian national was killed and four others wounded after a fire at a gas complex in Abu Dhabi, caused by falling debris from an intercepted attack, the government media office said.
- US President Donald Trump has been briefed about the downing of a military jet in Iran that has triggered a major search and rescue operation for the crew, the White House said.
- The US embassy in Lebanon, where the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militant group is at war with Israel, said that Iran and allied groups could seek to target universities in the country.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 06:18:22 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: What we know about the second US plane crash in Persian Gulf
US Iran war LIVE updates: A second US Air Force aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, the New York Times reported. This came as the United States was already running search-and-rescue efforts after Iran brought down a fighter jet in a separate incident.
The report said the A-10 Warthog went down near the Strait of Hormuz around the same time Iran shot down a US F-15E fighter jet, citing US officials. The pilot was rescued safely.
A US official said one of the two crew members from the F-15 jet has been found.
- 4 Apr 2026, 05:51:34 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: More Hezbollah attacks on IDF
Hezbollah said it fired rockets at Israeli soldiers at the Al-Sidr hill in the town of Ainata at 12:20am local time and at at the Kahil Triangle in the border town of Maroun al-Ras at 1:05am local time.
Hezbollah also said it targeted Israeli troops in a Merkava tank in the town of Houla at 1:45am local time with a guided missile. The attack caused the tank to catch fire, it added.
Earlier, it said it had carried out 48 attacks on Israeli positions on Friday.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 05:23:45 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian missiles strike Israel
Israeli media is reporting that there’s been another Iranian missile attack on central Israel.
The YNet news outlet said a fire broke out in an apartment in Rosh Haayin, while a building in Petah Tikva and streets in Tel Aviv were damaged. It said emergency crews were also in Bnei Brak.
The Channel 12 broadcaster reported a “fall” in Givatayim as well.
- 4 Apr 2026, 04:51:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, report says
Recent US intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the United States, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
The finding suggests that Tehran could continue to throttle the strait to keep energy prices high as a means of pressuring US President Donald Trump to find a quick off-ramp to the nearly five-week-long war that remains unpopular with US voters.
The reports also provide the latest indication that the war, intended to eradicate Iran’s military strength, may actually increase its regional sway by showing Tehran's ability to threaten the key waterway.
Trump has sought to downplay the difficulty of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world's oil trade. On Friday, he appeared to suggest that he could order US forces to reopen the passage.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 04:48:21 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli army says missiles fired from Iran
The Israeli military said Saturday it detected missiles fired from Iran, as Tehran pressed on with its retaliatory fire on the country after a US-Israeli bombing campaign began at the end of February.
"Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the Israeli military said on Telegram.
- 4 Apr 2026, 04:33:18 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Explosions in Syria's Damascus
Syrian state media is reporting explosions in the capital Damascus and its countryside.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 04:09:12 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Latest Hezbollah attacks on IDF
Hezbollah has claimed that it has struck Israeli soldiers and vehicles with missiles in the al-Sadr area of the town of Ainata in southern Lebanon, as well as Israeli artillery positions and forces in and near the southern border town of Maroun al-Ras.
It says it has also shelled Israeli forces in al-Malikiyah.
- 4 Apr 2026, 03:46:33 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: France announces crisis loans for firms hit by fuel-price surge
France said Friday it was launching an emergency loan programme to help small and medium-sized businesses exposed to soaring fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East.
The economy ministry said firms in the transportation, agriculture and fisheries industries would be eligible for the "flash fuel loans" of up to 50,000 euros ($57,600).
The programme fulfils a pledge made last week by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, whose government, like many worldwide, is seeking to contain the economic pain caused by the war's impact on fuel prices.
Public investment bank Bpifrance will issue the loans via a streamlined digital process that will make the money available within seven days, the ministry said in a statement.
The three-year loans will have an interest rate of 3.8 percent.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 03:44:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says downed US jet shows Trump's ‘false claims’
The downed US jet highlights the “false claims” made by President Trump that the US had destroyed Iran’s air defence system, says Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al Anbiya central headquarters.
In a televised address, he said it was downed using Iran’s “new advanced defence system”.
He added that “an advanced hostile fighter jet was also targeted south of Qeshm Island, crashing into the waters between Qeshm and Hengam Islands”.
- 4 Apr 2026, 03:25:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Syria says Israeli tank fire kills man in country's south
Syrian state media said Israeli fire killed a man in Qunietra province in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as the foreign ministry decried the death of a civilian.
State news agency SANA said that the man was killed in an attack by "an Israeli tank", while state television said a car was targeted.
Syria's foreign ministry in a statement condemned "in the strongest terms the crime committed by Israeli occupation forces in targeting a civilian car with a tank shell".
It said the attack "led to the death of a civilian", calling it "a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law" and urging the international community to help "stop these repeated violations".
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- 4 Apr 2026, 03:12:14 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Four injured, homes damaged after Bahrain intercepted drone
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry says four people have been injured and homes damaged in the Sitra area after shrapnel fell from the downing of an Iranian drone.
- 4 Apr 2026, 02:50:00 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s President calls Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threat intent to commit ‘massive war crime’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has joined other Iranian officials in responding to US President Donald Trump’s threat to send Iran “back to the Stone Age,” calling it an admission of intent to commit a “massive war crime”.
“This was the question I asked my Finnish counterpart, who is a jurist,” he added, referring to Alexander Stubb.
“History is full of those who paid a heavy price for their silence in the face of criminals,” he said.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 02:13:18 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: White House says Trump won’t appear before press on Friday
The White House at 4 p.m. EST called a “lid” for press, indicating the president would not be making any appearance in front of the media for the day.
The call came hours earlier than normal and signalled the president and White House are remaining tight-lipped as the search-and-rescue mission continued.
- 4 Apr 2026, 02:01:02 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Status of second crew of the downed US jet unknown
The US House Armed Services Committee has been notified by the Pentagon that the status of a second service member is not known after the downing of the fighter jet.
The panel was told that an F-15 was shot down and one service member has been recovered, a congressional aide told the Associated Press.
The other service member’s duty status is unknown, the aide said.
That generally means the Defence Department does not know the person’s whereabouts and they have gone missing.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 01:43:55 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Explosions in Iran's Karaj
After Tehran, explosions have also been reported in Karaj, located west of the Iranian capital, Al Jazeera reported.
- 4 Apr 2026, 01:41:50 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Reports now suggest two US helicopters hit by Iranian fire
Al Jazeera is reporting, citing a US official, that two US helicopters involved in search-and-rescue operations for the downed pilots were hit by Iranian fire.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 01:39:53 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says Iran downing US jet ‘would not impact talks’
US President Donald Trump declined to discuss specifics of the rescue operation in a phone interview with NBC, saying Iran downing the US jet would not impact negotiations.
“No, not at all. No – it’s war,” he told the US media outlet.
- 4 Apr 2026, 01:35:07 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Several explosions heard in Tehran
Several explosions have been heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, AFP reported.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 12:54:20 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran targeted 'enemy' aircraft near Hormuz strait, state media says
Iran's air defence system targeted an "enemy" A-10 aircraft in southern waters near the Hormuz Strait, the nation's state media said on Friday.
The New York Times reported earlier in the day that a second U.S. Air Force combat plane had crashed in the Gulf region on Friday and its only pilot was then rescued.
- 4 Apr 2026, 12:41:35 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Black Hawk helicopter, hit on search and rescue mission in Iran, landed safely
After Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that a US helicopter, on a search mission for the jet reportedly shot down in Iran, was also hit by a projectile, US media outlet Newsmax is now reporting, citing sources, that it was a Black Hawk helicopter that was hit, and it managed to leave Iranian airspace and land safely.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 12:20:06 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: A US A-10 Warthog plane crashes in the Persian Gulf; pilot rescued, report says
A second US Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued, The New York Times reported, citing two US officials.
According to the report, the A-10 Warthog attack plane went down near the Strait of Hormuz about the same time that an Air Force F-15E was shot down over Iran, adding that the officials provided scant details about the A-10 crash, including how and where it happened.
- 4 Apr 2026, 12:14:45 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: WHO warns about attacks on Iranian health facilities
The WHO has warned about “multiple attacks on health” in Iran in recent days following an air strike on the Pasteur Institute in Tehran.
“Multiple attacks on health have been reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in recent days amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
He said the Pasteur Institute “sustained significant damage and was rendered unable to continue delivering health services” – one of 20 facilities the WHO has confirmed as being targeted.
Iran’s ISNA news agency reported that the “services of the Pasteur Institute of Iran have not been interrupted by these attacks”, adding that vaccine and serum production would continue.
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- 4 Apr 2026, 12:04:53 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran rejects US' 48-hour ceasefire proposal, report says
Iran has rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, Fars news agency reported, citing an unnamed source.
The source said the proposal was made on Wednesday through another country, which was not named. There was no immediate comment or confirmation from the US.
- 3 Apr 2026, 11:19:30 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: White House says Trump briefed on Iran downing US jet
White House has said in a statement that US President Donald Trump has been briefed on US jet downed in Iran.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 11:16:17 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Details on the Abu Dhabi's Habshan gas facilities
One Egyptian citizen was killed and four people suffered minor injuries after debris from an intercepted attack fell on Abu Dhabi's Habshan gas facilities on Friday, Abu Dhabi's media office said.
The Egyptian was killed during the evacuation of the site, while four others - two Egyptians and two Pakistanis - sustained minor injuries, the media office said.
"Significant damage has occurred at the facilities and an assessment is ongoing," it added.
- 3 Apr 2026, 11:08:11 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: 1 killed in Abu Dhabi Gas facility attack
One person, an Egyptian citizen, killed in an attack on Abu Dhabi's Habshan Gas facilities, the Emirates media office said in a statement. Four others are said to have sustained injuries.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 10:58:32 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US-Iran ceasefire talks have stalled, says WSJ report
US Iran war LIVE updates: Ceasefire talks between Iran and United States, being mediated by regional countries including Pakistan, have stalled, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Iran has officially told mediators that it is unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days and said that it finds US demands unacceptable, the report stated. HT could not independently verify the report.
- 3 Apr 2026, 10:04:01 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: UN force says three peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon
US Iran war LIVE updates: The United Nations force in Lebanon said an explosion at one of its positions had wounded three peacekeepers.
“This afternoon, an explosion inside a UN position... injured three peacekeepers, two seriously. They are all currently being evacuated to hospital. We do not yet know the origin of the explosion,” AFP cited UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel as saying.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 09:59:39 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says recreational area in Tabriz city hit
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran has said an attack hit a recreational area in the country's Tabriz city, Reuters news agency reported.
- 3 Apr 2026, 09:58:27 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Embassy says Iran-backed groups may target universities in Lebanon
US Iran war LIVE updates: United States Embassy in Lebanon's Beirut said Iran and its aligned groups may intend to target universities in Lebanon.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 09:56:45 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US urges citizens to depart Lebanon till ‘commercial flight options available’
US Iran war LIVE updates: The United States on Friday urged its citizens to depart Lebanon “while commercial flight options remain available”, Reuters news agency reported.
- 3 Apr 2026, 09:39:06 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: One crew member of downed US fighter jet rescued, say officials
US Iran war LIVE updates: One crew member from a US fighter jet downed over Iran has been rescued by American forces, CBS News reported.
The F-15E Strike Eagle in question here is a two-seat aircraft, crewed by a pilot and a weapons systems officer (WSO).
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- 3 Apr 2026, 09:23:01 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar says its air defences intercepted multiples drones
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar's defence ministry said the country had been targeted by “a number of drones launched from Iran”. The ministry added that all the drones had been “successfully intercepted and neutralised,” Al Jazeera reported.
- 3 Apr 2026, 09:08:08 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Black Hawk helicopter downed over Iraqi airspace, Iran's state news agency reports
US Iran war LIVE updates: A US UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was downed over Iraqi airspace, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported citing unconfirmed reports being circulated on Iraqi media channels.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 08:54:10 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian TV urges public to report ‘enemy pilot’, offers reward
US Iran war LIVE updates: An Iranian television anchor on Friday called on residents to report or hand over any “enemy pilot” to authorities, even announcing a reward for those who assist. The appeal was broadcast from Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, a largely rural and mountainous region, with similar instructions extended to neighbouring Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
The unusual public appeal comes amid claims that a US pilot may have ejected over southwestern Iran. Authorities also asked locals to actively search for the individual, while earlier on-screen messages reportedly urged people to “shoot them if you see them,” referring to circulating footage of suspected foreign aircraft.
(AP)
- 3 Apr 2026, 08:47:21 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian TV claims US pilot ejected over Southwestern Iran
US Iran war LIVE updates: A channel linked to Iranian state television on Friday claimed that a US fighter jet pilot ejected from an aircraft over southwestern Iran. It remains unclear what happened to the aircraft or whether it was shot down.
(AP)
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- 3 Apr 2026, 08:30:55 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Strike hits Beirut suburbs after Israeli warning
US Iran war LIVE updates: A strike hit suburbs in Lebanon's Beirut after an Israeli warning on Friday, AFP reported. The Israeli military had earlier said they had begun striking “terror infrastructure” in Beirut.
- 3 Apr 2026, 08:29:16 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Easter masses cancelled in Dubai amid conflict
US Iran war LIVE updates: All Easter masses in Dubai were cancelled because of the conflict in West Asia, two Catholic churches in the United Arab Emirates posted on their websites Friday, AFP reported.
Following government directives, "all Masses at our Church are cancelled until further notice," St Francis of Assisi Church at Jebel Ali in Dubai posted. St Mary's Catholic Church in Dubai published a similar announcement on its website, and said Good Friday's mass would be live-streamed online instead, on the church's YouTube channel.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 08:26:39 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel says it has begun strikes on ‘terror’ infrastructure in Beirut
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Friday said they had begun striking “terror infrastructure” in Lebanon's capital city of Beirut.
- 3 Apr 2026, 08:25:17 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Putin, Erdogan highlight need for immediate ceasefire in West Asia conflict
US Iran war LIVE updates: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the need for an immediate ceasefire in West Asia over a phone call on Friday.
“The leaders noted their shared positions on the need for an immediate ceasefire and the development of compromise peace agreements that take into account the legitimate interests of all states in the region,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
“It was noted that intense military action is leading to serious negative consequences not only regionally but also globally, including in the areas of energy, trade, and logistics,” they added.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 08:22:04 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Kuwait says air defences dealing with missiles, drones
US Iran war LIVE updates: Kuwait's army said its air defence systems were dealing with missiles and drones. In a statement posted on X, they said any explosions heard would be the result of interception operations by air defence systems.
- 3 Apr 2026, 08:20:20 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran working on framework for navigation through Strait of Hormuz
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's foreign ministry has said it is creating measures for transit through the Strait of Hormuz, given that Tehran has effectively blocked traffic through the Strait, only letting some vessels pass.
The Iranian foreign ministry said these measures would apply to countries which are on neutral or friendly terms with Iran, Al Jazeera reported.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 08:10:50 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan discuss Middle East
US Iran war LIVE updates: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held a conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two leaders dicussed the situation in Middle East, Reuters news agency reported.
- 3 Apr 2026, 08:06:26 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: American aircraft looking for pilots forced to retreat after coming under fire, Iran media reports
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Iranian media reported that American aircraft were flying over Iran looking for the pilots of the fighter jet downed by Iran, as confirmed by a US official to Reuters.
One of the outlets, the Fars news agency, said it was unclear who the helicopters belonged to, while the other outlet, Tasnim news agency, reported that they were American and that one of them was forced to retreat after coming under fire.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 08:04:26 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran media says US helicopters searching for fighter jet pilots
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Iranian media on Friday reported that American helicopters were looking for the pilots of the US jet they claimed to have downed.
Two outlets affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that helicopters were searching for the pilots, citing unnamed sources. Tasnim news agency said an American Hercules C-130 aircraft was also involved in the search.
- 3 Apr 2026, 08:02:43 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Southwestern Iran Governor says whoever captures or kills downed US jet crew to be ‘specially commended’
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Governor of Southwestern Iran province announced a reward for whoever captures the crew of the downed US jet.
The Governor said that whoever captures or kills the crew will be “specially commended by the Governorate,” Reuters news agency reported citing ISNA.
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- 3 Apr 2026, 07:57:17 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US, Israeli officials confirm fighter jet downed over Iran, NYT reports
US Iran war LIVE updates: A US warplane was downed over Iran and US, while American forces are trying to rescue the crew, major US media outlets reported Friday.
Iran media had aired footage of aircraft wreckage, after Tehran broadcasters claimed two US fighter jets had been downed over Iran. The New York Times quoted US and Israeli officials confirming Iranian claims to have shot down a fighter jet.
- 3 Apr 2026, 07:45:21 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: US official says fighter jet shot down over Iran, crew missing
US Iran war LIVE updates: A United States official confirmed to Reuters news agency that an American fighter jet had been shot down over Iran.
The official further said that search operations for the jet's crew were underway. However, the official did not confirm whether the jet was an F-35 or F-15E. Iran had claimed it had shot down an F-35 and an F-15E.
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