US has launched an extensive search operation for a missing pilot after US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was downed in Iran. Taunting US on this search-and-rescue operation, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called them ‘absolute geniuses’. US launch search operation for missing pilotUS launched a military search operation on Friday, after Iran downed the US fighter jet over its territory. Earlier, Iranian state media reported that the country's air defence system had struck a US fighter jet over central Iran. Iran forces claimed they struck down two US fighter jets, one over the southwest part of the country and another around the Strait of Hormuz.

Source: dna April 04, 2026 02:11 UTC