(Photo via AFP)A ​US fighter jet has been shot ​down over ‌Iran and a search and rescue operation was under way for any survivors, a US official said on Friday, in the first such known incident since the the war began on Feb 28. Iran reportedly deployed troops and offered a bounty as it launched a hunt for the crew whose jet Iranian media said had been downed by the Islamic republic’s air defence systems. The report of the downed jet came as fresh strikes hit Israel, Iran and Gulf countries. Iran hits backIranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari warned that in response to Trump’s threats to attack infrastructure, Iran would increase its own attacks on energy sites in the region. Later, an Iranian attack damaged a power and desalination complex, Kuwait’s water and electricity ministry said.

Source: Bangkok Post April 03, 2026 15:22 UTC