00:03A dramatic escalation in the Iran-U.S. conflict.
00:08Unverified images now claim a direct Iranian strike on a U.S. military helicopter in Duat.
00:17Iranian state media outlet Press TV has released these images,
00:22purportedly showing a damaged U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook at Camp Buring,
00:27a key American military hub in the Gulf.
00:32According to Iranian reports, a drone strike hit the aircraft,
00:37leaving the heavy-lift helicopter severely damaged.
00:40The Chinook is a critical asset, used to move troops, weapons and supplies across the region.
00:47But there is a major catch. There is no official confirmation yet from Washington.
00:53The Pentagon has remained silent so far.
00:58Another Iranian outlet claims something even more striking.
01:02It says the helicopter was part of a search operation, looking for a downed U.S. fighter jet pilot.
01:09Because behind this incident lies an even bigger story.
01:14A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle has been shot down over Iran, marking a major turning point in the
01:21conflict.
01:24According to reports, one crew member has been rescued, alive and now in U.S. custody, receiving medical treatment.
01:32But the second crew member is still missing.
01:35Search and rescue operations are ongoing and time is critical.
01:42Meanwhile, tensions continue to surge.
01:46U.S. President Donald Trump has responded bluntly, saying the loss of the aircraft will not affect diplomacy.
01:53His words were direct, this is war.
01:56Trump has also declined to reveal how the U.S. would respond if the missing crew member is captured or
02:02harmed.
02:03That silence is raising new questions about what comes next.
02:10A major development is now emerging from the Iran war, marking a significant escalation in direct confrontation between the United
02:20States and Iran.
02:21According to American media, it is now confirmed that a U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran on
02:29Friday.
02:30U.S. Special Forces have located one of the crew members.
02:34Multiple reports quoting sources say the aircraft involved was an F-15E Strike Eagle, a twin-seat fighter jet used
02:43for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
02:46The jet was carrying two crew members, a pilot and a weapons systems officer.
02:53Reportedly, both crew members successfully ejected after the aircraft was hit by Iranian fire.
03:00While one person was rescued alive from inside Iranian territory, search operations are still ongoing for the second crew member.
03:08In a significant operational decision, Israel reportedly canceled planned strikes inside Iran to avoid interfering with the ongoing rescue mission.
03:21Iranian state media was the first to report that the U.S. jet had been shot down, though it claimed
03:27the aircraft was F-35.
03:29State television in Iran also broadcast a message saying that anyone who locates the U.S. personnel would be rewarded
03:38by the government.
03:39This marks the first confirmed instance since the start of the war that a U.S. fighter jet has been
03:46downed by Iran's fire.
03:48The White House has acknowledged the development.
03:50Press Secretary Caroline Levitt told Axios that the President has been briefed on the situation.
03:57The F-15E Strike Eagle, manufactured by Boeing, is a key component of U.S. air power.
04:04It is designed to carry out deep strike missions as well as engage in aerial combat.
04:10This incident comes amid mounting losses in the conflict.
04:15Earlier in the war, three F-15E aircraft were reportedly lost due to friendly fire.
04:22The human cost is also rising.
04:25At least 13 American personnel have been killed since the start of the campaign.
04:30This comes after Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have both repeatedly suggested that the U.S. has
04:38effectively won this war.
04:39Hegseth and military commanders have spoken of air superiority and how degraded Iran's air defenses are.
04:48This shows that Iran still retains capacity to defend its skies.
04:53As the search continues for the missing crew member and tensions remain at a peak,
04:58this latest incident underscores the growing risks facing U.S. forces in an increasingly dangerous and expanding conflict.
05:11Iran downs U.S. fighter jet captures its pilot amid war.
05:18U.S. military's frantic search for captured pilot fails.
05:26Choppers deployed to trace missing F-35 fighter pilot.
05:32After Iran shot down a U.S. F-35 fighter jet on Friday,
05:37a video circulated on social media showing American helicopters and planes searching for the missing pilot in southern Iran's Khuzistan.
05:46Iranian media also urged residents to capture the pilot dead or alive for a promising reward.
05:53Given that the American F-35 fighter jet of the Zionist regime,
06:00the provincial police force issued an urgent statement announcing that an American Zionist enemy F-35 fighter jet had been
06:11targeted and subsequently shot down within the nation's airspace.
06:15In the central region of the country, and given the potential for the pilot or pilots of this fighter jet
06:22to land in Kogiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province,
06:25we earnestly request all members of the general public, including our esteemed nomadic communities and villagers,
06:32to extend their full cooperation to the military and law enforcement agencies.
06:38To the esteemed residents of Kogiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province, you, our beloved, honorable and fiercely patriotic people,
06:47I urge you, should you manage to apprehend any enemy pilot or pilots and successfully deliver them alive and unharmed
06:55into the custody of our military and law enforcement agencies,
07:00you will receive a valuable reward and a bonus for good news.
07:07Iranian IRGC-linked Tasneem News Agency claimed that Iranian forces foiled the U.S. military's bid to rescue the downed
07:16fighter jet pilot.
07:17Iran's Fars News Agency shared video showing a purported missile attack on an F-15 airbase in Israel's Haifa.
07:28The Iranian air defense systems also claimed to have successfully downed an American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Iraqi
07:37airspace, but the reports remain unverified.
07:42Later, Iran's Tasneem News Agency claimed that the U.S. military was trying to extract the fighter jet pilot, whose
07:50condition remained unclear.
07:51The operation involved Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 Hercules aircraft, however, their efforts have so far been futile,
08:01the agency said.
08:03Washington has not commented on any of the claims regarding the alleged downing of a jet or the rescue mission.
08:11In March, an American F-35 had to execute an emergency landing after being struck by Iranian fire.
08:19Iran has been carrying out retaliatory strikes on U.S. and Israeli military installations in the Middle East.
08:26Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed to crush Iran.
08:34Together with our American friends, we are continuing to dismantle the terror regime in Iran.
08:38We are eliminating commanders, we are bombing bridges, and we are striking their infrastructure.
08:43In recent days, our air force has successfully destroyed 70% of Iran's steel production capacity.
08:48This is a truly significant achievement that effectively deprives the Revolutionary Guards of both crucial financial resources and their capability
08:54to manufacture numerous weapons.
08:57In full coordination between me and President Trump, between the Israel Defense Forces and the United States Army, we will
09:03continue to crush Iran.
09:04This regime is weaker than ever. Israel is stronger than ever.
09:08Iran has claimed a big strike on United States Air Force capabilities, having downed nine fighter jets.
09:17Iran cripples Trump's air power.
09:21Fighter jets downed.
09:23F-15, three in Kuwait, one in Tehran.
09:28F-16, one in Central Region, one in South.
09:34F-18, one in South.
09:36F-35, one in South, one in Central Region.
09:42The US Central Command in a statement rejected IRGC's claims, saying, and I quote,
09:49All US fighter aircraft are accounted for.
09:52Iran's IRGC has made the same false claim at least half a dozen times.
09:58The IRGC's claim comes amid Secretary of War asking the Army's top uniformed officer,
10:04General Randy George, to step down as the United States wages a war against Iran.
10:10George has been asked to take early retirement from the post of Army Chief of Staff, which he has held
10:16since August 2023.
10:17The development comes as a new report claimed that Trump administration officials were hiding the data related to US troops
10:26wounded or killed in the Middle East.
10:28June 2022, two in East.
10:31June 2022, three in East.
10:44June 2022, the Union of War, the Union of War, the Union of War.
10:44The U.S. Orange is a great idea of the EU's rise.
10:44That's why I saw the United States' rise in the US.
10:44June 2022, the East.
10:44You can compense with your teams to stay in the West.
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