US F-15E fighter jet shot down over Iran

This is a developing story.

A United States F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet has been shot down by enemy fire over Iran, U.S. officials confirmed.

One of the aircraft’s two crew members has been rescued, Israeli media first reported. U.S. officials confirmed the reports in statements to CBS News and Axios.

A search for the second crew member is ongoing

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Military Times “the president has been briefed” on the downed fighter jet.

US F-15E fighter jet shot down over Iran

A search and rescue operation is underway for survivors.

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[Hol]

“They Put This Mission At Great Risk”: Israeli Reporter Amit Segal Says He’ll Protect His Sources Despite Trump’s Jail Threat​

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to jail a journalist at an unnamed media outlet unless the reporter reveals the source behind early reporting on the rescue of a downed American airman in Iran, touching off a wave of speculation that the target of his remarks may be Israeli Channel 12 correspondent Amit Segal.

“We have to find that leaker, because that’s a sick person,” Trump told reporters. “It’s national security. And the person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say. And that doesn’t last long. And I think everybody would understand that. They put this mission at great risk.”

Segal posted to X at 11:19 a.m. Friday, citing a Western source: “One of the American crew members was successfully rescued.” Axios correspondent Barak Ravid confirmed the news shortly after, with CBS, the Washington Post, and other U.S.-based outlets quickly following.

“They Put This Mission At Great Risk”: Israeli Reporter Amit Segal Says He’ll Protect His Sources Despite Trump’s Jail Threat

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to jail a journalist at an unnamed media outlet unless the reporter reveals the source behind early reporting on the rescue of a downed American airman in Iran, touching off a wave of speculation that the target of his remarks may be Israeli Channel 12...

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[mattfivefour]

These people put many Americans lives at risk. Punishment needs to follow. This must not be allowed to go unpunished or it will happen again. We owe it to our service members not risk that.