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A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, three US sources said, confirming Iranian state media reports. US forces have launched search and rescue efforts, two of the sources said. One of two ...

A pair of U.S. military planes involved in the U.S. military operation against Iran went down and two crew members were rescued, with search and rescue operations ongoing for a third crew member, ...

Washington — A U.S. F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday, and one crew member from the plane was later rescued by American forces, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. The F-15E is ...

The strike came shortly after President Donald Trump claimed that the war in Iran was "nearing completion" Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE ...

WASHINGTON — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five ...

One of the two U.S. crew members of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran was rescued by U.S. forces, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Friday. A search ...