00:00The U.S. military launched a rescue operation on Friday for a fighter jet pilot who ejected after his plane
00:07was reportedly shot down by Iranian air defenses,
00:10officials in the Trump administration told U.S. media.
00:14The announcement comes after an Iranian state-run TV said that the country's armed forces had shot down the U
00:20.S. aircraft.
00:22A separate Iranian announcement also offered a reward to citizens who helped locate and capture the U.S. pilot.
00:30An on-screen text on the original broadcast also urged the public to, quote,
00:34shoot them if you see them.
00:36The channel is based in Kahkeluyeh in Boyer Ahmed province, an intensely rural and mountainous region that spans over 15
00:44,000 square kilometers.
00:46The incident is the first report of a U.S. fighter jet being downed in Iranian territory since the United
00:52States and Israel launched its war on the Islamic Republic on the 28th of February.
00:57The war, now entering its sixth week, is destabilizing economies around the world as Iran responds by targeting the Gulf
01:06region's energy infrastructure
01:07and tightening its grip on oil and gas exports through the Strait of Hormuz.
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