A missing US service member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post early Sunday. Iranian state media released photos Friday, April 3, 2026, of what it claimed is the wreckage of a US Air Force fighter jet downed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The debris is consistent with US Air Force F-15. The F-15 “has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions and fight its way out,” according to the Air Force. In the rear cockpit, the weapons systems officer monitors the aircraft’s status, checks for possible threats and selects targets, an Air Force information page says.

Source: CNN April 05, 2026 17:50 UTC