Trump won’t say what US will do if missing pilot in Iran is harmed: ‘We hope that’s not going to happen’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump won’t say what US will do if missing pilot in Iran is harmed: ‘We hope that’s not going to happen’EXCLUSIVE: The president speaks to The Independent as Search and Rescue efforts continue after the shooting-down of an American fighter over IranAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Friday 03 April 2026 21:30 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":"b2951664","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-plane-shot-down-trump-pilot-b2951664.html","title":"Trump won’t say what US will do if missing pilot harmed in Iran"}}CloseOne crew member rescued after US F-15 shot down over Iran while search continues for other pilotSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington 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_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","r...