Iran-US war latest: Trump confirms rescue of second American airman from downed fighter jet in Iran

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1775366065}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Trump confirms rescue of second American airman from downed fighter jet in IranRace to find second crew member had been going on since the F-15 was shot down on FridayStuti Mishra & Mike BediganSunday 05 April 2026 06:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952018","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-missing-pilot-strait-of-hormuz-b2952018.html","title":"Iran war live: Trump confirms rescue of second US pilot from downed fighter jet"}}CloseTrump declares 'evil won't prevail' in Easter message as Iran war rages onSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}Donald Trump confir...