US Fighter Jet Shot Down, Crew Member Missing

0:00It's April 4th. This is Global News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters globally. A USF-15 Eagle Fighter jet got shot down over Iran on Friday, dealing a hit to claims of American air superiority. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had boasted about dominating the skies, but this shows Tehran's defenses are still kicking, even have limited. One crew member, the Weapon Systems Officer, is missing after the pilot's ejected. Thursday saw Trump's national security team briefing him on a search and rescue op that drew Iranian fire. The wounded crew escaped airspace, per U.S. media, but now Iran's revolutionary guard is hunting the missing airmen with troops, locals, and a 66, $1,000 reward for capturing him alive. Lawmakers are split, Republicans like Congresswoman Nancy Mace call to bring troops home, while Democrats like Senator Tim Cain push for Iran to. Allow international law on captives. History weighs heavy here, echoing the 1979 hostage crisis with $444 days of detention

1:05and $8 billion. And thought assets for release, or swaps like bird dolls in 2014. The stakes are a ground race between U.S. rescuers and Iranians, where a capture could spark propaganda winds for Tehran, A.G.A.'s in Fortehran, or force tough choices for, Washington from escalation to back channel deals. Trump's holding firm with a Monday, April 6th deadline for Iran to cut a deal and reopen the straight of hormones or face strikes on energy. Despite signalling this complex heating up fast.