Crew member rescued after US fighter jet downed over Iran, US media reports

Crew member rescued after US fighter jet downed over Iran, US media reports21 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCachella SmithVideo appears to show a US plane and helicopters over southern IranA search operation has rescued one crew member after a US fighter jet was shot down over western Iran, US and Israeli media reports, citing unnamed officials.Reports a US F-15E jet had been downed were first published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency. It would mark the first time a US jet has been taken out by Iran since the start of the war on 28 February.Footage posted on social media and verified by the BBC shows a refuelling plane and two helicopters flying low over Khuzestan province, consistent with a search and rescue mission.The US military's Central Command (Centcom) is expected to issue a statement shortly.The F-15E seats two people, suggesting another crew member is still missing. The governor of Iran's southern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province - which sits beside Khuzestan province - has said that the priority was "capturing" any downed US crew "alive", according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.Iranian outlets have said that a reward of 10 billion tomans (around £50,000) has been set to find the "intruder".Tasnim had reported earlier on Friday that the US was searching for one of its pilots, adding that US helicopters, planes and reconnaissance drones were all involved in the search.US outlets including Axios, the New York Times and Reuters then followed, citing US officials.Asked by the BBC about reports that a US fighter jet had been shot down, the White House provided a statement that said only that "the president has been briefed".The US had denied a report on Thursday morning by the IRGC that a fighter jet pilot had been shot down over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.The downed jet is not the first US aircraft to be taken out of service during the...