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A senior White House official tells me the President’s national security team is gathered at the White House. Trump has been working in the Oval Office or Oval Dining Room all day receiving updates, the official adds. No public comments from Trump outside of social media posts

Footage of Iranian police firing small arms at a pair of USAF HH-60Ws searching for the downed F-15E crew earlier today.

BREAKING: A second Air Force combat plane, a A-10 Warthog, crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued. This happened around the same time a F-15E was shot down over Iran. By @EricSchmittNYT and @tylerpager. nytimes.com/live/2026/04/0…

UPDATE: U.S. Black Hawk helicopter was hit by Iran, but crew is accounted for and safe, U.S. official says. - Newsmax

Update: US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed American fighter jet in Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said the pilot was alive, in US custody and receiving medical treatment. -@CNN

Israel is helping the United States with the search and rescue operation for a downed US fighter jet over Iran, the Associated Press reported, citing an Israeli military officer briefed on the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a US announcement.

U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue plane overflying an Iranian countryside at ultra-low altitude during the ongoing operation to evacuate two American crew-member of the downed F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet.

One U.S. pilot rescued alive after fighter jet shot down over Iran, while search continues for second pilot. - KANN/CBS

POTUS HAS BEEN BRIEFED ON THE DOWNED US F-15 IN IRAN - a Centcom statement is expected soon. H/t @pdoocy

CBS cites two US officials: one crew member from the F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran was rescued by American forces. The F-15E is a two-member crew aircraft. The search and rescue mission is ongoing.

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet, per Iranian media and a source familiar with the incident, and a search and rescue effort is underway to locate two crew. My report on @axios axios.com/2026/04/03/ira…

The Imam Hossein military base of Iran’s armed forces in Khorramabad was destroyed following airstrikes by Israel and the United States, according to video received by Iran International showing extensive damage at the site.

Reuters cites a US official as saying one American fighter jets was shot down over Iran and that a search operation is underway for the crew. This confirms earlier reports that had circulated amid the intensifying conflict between Washington and Tehran. Details about the aircraft and the fate of those on board were not immediately clear. iranintl.com/en/202604034779

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@innercitypress @BahrainMsnNY My knee jerk reaction to the lack of response, possibly coming full circle to @antonioguterres precedent of willful ignorance of @innercitypress. Just a thought. Keep up the great work. We need more oversight attorneys like you in our courts nationwide.

I think the Bahrain Mission to the UN's UNresponsive chat bot and broken contact form on @BahrainMsnNY website pre-date Iran firing missiles at them. But I hear you.

Videos appearing to show US helicopters operating in Iran were sent to Iran International on Friday, as Iranian state media released footage it said showed a rescue operation for the pilot of a downed US fighter jet.

Self awareness of a brick.

@innercitypress @BahrainMsnNY I agree. However, Iran IS lobbing missiles into their country at the moment. Probably in panic mode.

But #Bahrain is not, apparently, committed to free press - no response to Inner City Press' emailed questions to Jamal Fares Alrowaiei & request for access; @BahrainMsnNY's website contact form doesn't work, & its chat bot does not respond: innercitypress.com/ungate1bahrain…

Initially, authorities believed Nancy Guthrie had wandered away from home and didn't treat the case as a criminal matter, an insider in the law enforcement community tells NewsNation. Now, the case is being treated as an abduction. Read more: tinyurl.com/zup2cy9u

Iran said on Friday that a US F-15E fighter jet was shot down over its territory, though the claim has not been independently verified. IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported that the aircraft was brought down, adding that the pilot’s fate was unknown. Iranian media also said helicopters and a C-130 aircraft were seen in the area, suggesting a possible search-and-rescue operation, but this could not be confirmed. There has been no immediate comment from the United States Air Force, and earlier US reports have denied similar claims. iranintl.com/en/202604032818