US Pilot Missing After Iran Jet Crash

0:00On April 4th, tensions are sky-high between America and Iran right now, with both sides racing to find a missing U.S. pilot after an F-15E fighter. Jet got shot down over southern Iran on Friday. The two-person crew ejected, one was scooped up fast by special forces in a helicopter raid, but the others still out there in rugged mountains about. A hundred miles from Iraq. Iran's playing it up big time for propaganda, flashing picks of wreckage like ejector seats and tail fins worldwide, and even putting a 50,000. Pound bounty on the pilot's head to get locals hunting. U.S. choppers, drones, and cargo planes are swooping low over the crash valley, dodging fire from villagers as they search. Iranians are mocking the U.S. hard, with their parliamentary speaker tweeting jabs at Trump for bragging about winning, then begging to find pilots. Trump's getting constant updates on the rescue, and folks in the White House are gaming out worst-case scenarios like a hostage situation that could. Turn more Americans against this six-week-old war he kicked off with Israel.

1:04Around the same time, another U.S. A-10 warthog crashed near the strait of Hormuz, but that pilot's safe, too. Marines are primed for backup rescues with their gear ready to roll, while unconfirmed intel says Iran still packs heat-seeking tech, missiles, and... Drones despite U.S. strikes. This downing marks the first U.S. jet lost in the air here. Testing Trump's claims on Iran's defenses, and with ceasefire talk shot down, the hunt. Drags on amid fears, it'll spark even bigger clashes.