US Jets Shot Down, Tensions Escalate in Iran War

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Europe News Today, your AI-powered source for European news. US forces just took a major hit in the war with Iran, now almost five weeks old. For the first time, American aircraft got shot down. One F-15E strike eagle over Iranian soil and an A-10 attack plane in the Persian Gulf. Officials say one crew member from the fighter jet was rescued during a search-up, but the second is still missing. This all blew up two days after President Trump claimed in a speech that the US had totally crushed Iran's military and would wrap things up quick. Iranian state media boasted about downing the jets with their defenses, while the Pentagon quietly notified Congress about the losses without much. Detail Folks on social media caught footage of US drones and choppers hunting in the mountains where a pilot bailed out. Iranian TV even urged locals to snag any down pilots for rewards, ramping up the tension big time. Iran's keeping the heat on with strikes across the Middle East and a chokehold on the

1:01strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of global oil flows. That sent brink crude prices to around $109 Friday, up over 50 percent since the war kicked off, jacking up costs for gas, food, and more. World leaders are scrambling as the UN Security Council gears up to tackle the strait crisis tomorrow. Trump posted online about opening it soon to grab the oil and cash in, but with these jet losses, the pressure is mounting fast on both sides.