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Fox News can confirm that the 2nd crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from behind enemy lines in Iran are all safely out of Iran. That according to two senior US officials and multiple well placed sources in the region. The Weapons Systems Officer ejected along with the pilot when their F15E Strike Eagle they were flying was struck Thursday night (early Friday local time) in southwest Iran.  The WSO used the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) training to evade capture, hiding on an elevated ridge after hiking away from the wreckage and putting out an emergency beacon.) US Special Operations rescue forces to include PJs (United States Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs) and many layers of elite rescue forces took part in the complex, layered mission to both find the crew member and also keep the Iranian forces who were hunting the American weapons system operator at bay. There are videos that have appeared from local eyewitnesses that show what appear to have been  injured and dead Iranian members of the IRGC and Basij who were looking for the downed American crew member. Fox has learned there was fighting on the ground but no Americans killed during the operation. “It was a very complex operation to retrieve the downed service member,” a well placed source briefed on the operation told me. Many different branches of the US military were involved in the rescue. Fox News can confirm the A10 Warthog that crashed Friday was involved in providing cover for the rescue teams searching for the pilot. That A10 crashed in Kuwait (first reported by ABC Friday) but the A10 pilot managed to eject safely and was rescued. There was destruction of aircraft which have sensitive equipment on board, I am told, all part of this complex CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) mission. The F15E was pretty much destroyed on impact. Two rescue helicopters were hit by enemy fire on  Friday and crew members onboard were injured by enemy fire but managed to make it out of Iran. There were a lot of elements to this rescue, I am told.

BREAKING: The second crew member from the downed U.S. F-15E fighter jet has successfully been rescued from Iranian territory following a heavy firefight with IRGC forces according to a U.S. official who spoke to Al Jazeera. Confirmation of the rescue comes after widespread reports that heavy clashes were ongoing in Iran near the missing crew members location. The extraction concludes a nearly 2 day long rescue operation that began after the USAF F-15 fighter jet crashed in Iranian territory in what was the first shootdown of an American aircraft in hostile territory since the beginning of the Iran war.

BREAKING: Axios is now confirming the second crew member from the F-15 fighter jet has successfully been rescued. If true the extraction would conclude a nearly 2 day long rescue operation that began after the USAF F-15 fighter jet crashed in Iranian territory marking the first time an American aircraft has been shot down in hostile territory since the beginning of the Iran war.

UPDATE: Al Jazeera has now updated their report claiming that the rescue effort is still ongoing, and that the WSO has not yet been rescued from Iranian territory.

The biggest takeaway from this story is the deterioration of relations between the gulf states – who are under attack by Iran – and other regional actors such as Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt who have spearheaded diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. There is no indication that the UAE suggested using nuclear weapons against Iran, but "any means necessary" would potentially include nuclear forces. It is highly likely the nuclear profile did come up during discussions. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have a mutual defence pact and Pakistan is a nuclear armed power. The U.S. and Israel (unofficially) are also nuclear powers, and the Iranian nuclear threat is central to the current conflict. The UAE suggesting Iran must be defeated by any means necessary is significant because of the implication it carries, not because they are casually advocating for nuclear war.

@EyerotGaming Agree completely. Same goes for most sources from India. Anything should be treated very skeptically and most not trusted at all.

Fair enough, but I'd be very careful with any information coming out of Pakistan. And while this isn't relevant to what you posted, most of the fakes being endlessly posted here on X are coming from Pakistan (and a few other places). In fact, if I could block all Pakistani accounts I would immediately.

BREAKING: In a high-stakes regional meeting held in Riyadh on March 19, the UAE reportedly told fellow Arab and Muslim states that Iran must be defeated “by any means necessary,” including the potential use of nuclear force. Diplomatic fault lines also emerged during the talks, with Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and the UAE opposing Pakistan’s push to include a condemnation of Israel in the joint statement. In the aftermath, relations between the UAE and Pakistan have sharply deteriorated. The UAE has reportedly demanded the return of all financial deposits and loans extended to Pakistan. Islamabad is now moving to repay the funds immediately. The developments were reported by Absar Alam, a senior Pakistani journalist with well-placed sources in the ruling party and security establishment.

It very well may be. This is based off of the Pakistani journalists report. Felt it was worth mentioning regardless as it’s indicative over the overall deterioration in the relationship between the UAE and Pakistan. Obviously all claims need to be treated with a healthy level of scepticism.

@KnightsOSINT Horsesh*t. The UAE definitely wants Iran defeated, but there is not even a thought to using nukes. No reason to.

BREAKING: The current round of negotiations, mediated by several regional countries and led by Pakistan, aimed at reaching a ceasefire between Iran and the U.S., has reached a dead end, per WSJ.

Source: axios.com/2026/04/03/ira…

BREAKING: Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet, likely an F-15E, and search and rescue operations are underway to recover the two airmen according to Axios.

BREAKING: United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has been removed from her position. Todd Blanche will reportedly be replacing Bondi as interim AG. Both the NYT and CNN had reported Bondi’s removal was imminent with EPA chief Lee Zeldin the most likely candidate to replace her.

BREAKING: Artemis 2 has successfully launched the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years. The crew will complete a flyby of the moon before returning to Earth.

Source: theatlantic.com/national-secur…

BREAKING: U.S. military officials are planning two potentially high-risk ground operations in Iran. One would involve Kharg Island, while the other would involve sending special operations forces into mainland Iran to seize enriched uranium tied to Iran’s nuclear program, per The Atlantic. It remains unclear whether Donald Trump will authorise these plans; however, all that is needed is the final go ahead for them to be activated.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump has told The Telegraph's @connor_stringer he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato after it failed to join his war on Iran. Read the US president's thoughts on what Putin thinks of the alliance and the UK's reluctance to spend on defence here 👇 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…