OAN Employees Katherine Mosack9:00 AM – Friday, April 3, 2026
A U.S. F-15 fighter jet has reportedly been shot down over southern Iran, with Iranian state media claiming the regime downed the plane. The incident prompted search and rescue missions for the plane’s two-person crew.
Tehran’s state media shared photographs of particles from the crash on Friday.
The Pentagon has not but formally confirmed the incident, although one official chatting with Reuters on the situation of anonymity stated {that a} search was already underway for any survivors.
President Donald Trump has not but commented on the standing of the plane or its crew, however has been briefed concerning the subject from a number of U.S. intelligence studies, in response to The New York Instances.
If studies are confirmed, this may mark the primary time a United States plane has been shot down by enemy forces for the reason that begin of Operation Epic Fury.
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