00:11You will be granted a significant and valuable reward.
00:19Imagine an entire region being told if you find the enemy pilot, you'll be rewarded.
00:26Right now in Iran, that's not a scenario, it's reality.
00:31A chilling video is spreading rapidly across social media and state channels.
00:37It shows armed villagers and tribal groups moving through the harsh, mountainous terrain of southwestern Iran,
00:45scanning hills, crossing valleys, searching with purpose.
00:50Their mission? To locate an American pilot from a downed U.S. fighter jet.
00:55Some carry rifles, others move in coordinated lines.
01:00This isn't just a search, it looks like a mass civilian mobilization.
01:06The situation began after Iran claimed it shot down a U.S. fighter jet during ongoing hostilities.
01:12Early reports from Iranian media described the aircraft as an advanced F-35 stealth jet.
01:20But later analysis of wreckage suggests it may actually be an F-15E Strike Eagle, a two-seat fighter.
01:29According to available information, the crew ejected midair.
01:33One may have already been rescued by U.S. forces. The second remains unaccounted for.
01:39And that's when everything escalated.
01:42Local authorities and organizations took things a step further.
01:46A reward was announced.
01:4810 billion towmen, roughly 60,000 USD, for anyone who captures the American pilot alive and hands them over.
01:57State broadcasts reinforced the message, calling it a patriotic duty.
02:03Suddenly, this wasn't just a military search, it became a public hunt.
02:08May we please have your attention.
02:11To our dear viewers, we kindly ask for your full attention.
02:16People of Kogiluyeh and Boya Ahmad province, dear and honorable people.
02:21Mabesi jikoki zaysamsu.
02:25If you capture the enemy pilot or pilots and successfully deliver them alive to our law enforcement and military forces,
02:36you will be granted a significant and valuable reward.
02:42In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful.
02:46My dear fellow citizens of this province, according to the information that has just reached us, a criminal American pilot
02:52has crashed within the boundaries of our province.
02:56God willing, whoever captures this criminal American pilot alive and delivers him to us,
03:03We, the esteemed merchants of the bazaar, with the generous support of various guilds and the Gold Sellers Association, will,
03:11by the grace and divine power of God, present a substantial reward amounting to 10 billion towmen.
03:19The footage tells its own story, groups of men in traditional clothing, spreading out across remote mountains, visibly armed, alert,
03:29determined.
03:30It's not chaotic, it feels organized.
03:34A striking image, ordinary civilians stepping into a high-stakes military situation, turning remote landscapes into an active search zone.
03:44But here's where things get complicated.
03:47The U.S. has confirmed that a fighter jet was downed, and that a search and rescue operation is ongoing.
03:55However, the exact aircraft type remains unclear.
03:59The pilot's status is unconfirmed, and there is no verified evidence of any capture.
04:05At the same time, Iranian sources claim their forces may already have one pilot in custody.
04:11A missing pilot, a $60,000 reward, and thousands searching the mountains.
04:18This isn't just breaking news, it's a story still unfolding in real time.
04:23And what happens next could change everything.
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