Iran Downs US Jet, Pilot Missing in Escalating War

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Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E strike-ego fighter jet over its territory, marking the first

American aircraft lost there in this six-week war.

One crew member got rescued quick, but the pilot still missing, and the U.S. military is

running a full-on search and rescue app right now.

Iran even put out a call for folks to turn in the pilot, dangling a reward for anyone

who helps.

This all kicked off February 28th when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes, and things

have escalated hard with missile and drone attacks, flying both ways.

Saturday saw an Iranian drone smack the oracle headquarters in Dubai, plus reports of a

U.S. A-10 crashing in the Persian Gulf, though details on that are fuzzy.

President Trump brushed it off in an interview, saying the incident won't mess with negotiations,

even after boasting Iran's defenses were wrecked.

Iranian media is pushing locals to hand over any enemy pilots, while the wars already

claimed thousands of lives over 1900 in Iran alone, plus hundreds more across the region

in places like Lebanon and Israel.

A fresh air strike hit near Iran's busher nuclear site, killing a guard and damaging buildings,

fourth time, that's happened.

The atomic energy organization confirmed it online, and the Pentagon's keeping tight

lipped beyond notifying Congress about the missing service.

Remember, as the UN Security Council gears up to tackle the Strait of Hormuz blockade

that's jacking up global fuel prices, the search for that pilot rolls on, amid non-stop

strikes with no end in sight to this regional firestorm.