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In a major escalation of the Iran war, a US fighter jet has been shot down over Iranian territory — with a second aircraft struck just hours later. One crew member is rescued; another remains missing.

These incidents directly challenge the Trump administration’s repeated claims of “uncontested airspace” and complete control over Iranian skies. Just weeks ago, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Iran could do “nothing” to stop US flights over Tehran.

With rising gas prices, shifting war objectives, and growing public opposition, this marks a new and problematic phase in the conflict.

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What we know about the downed US jets

How Iran’s asymmetric warfare is changing the battle

Why the administration’s air dominance narrative is under fire

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00:04Hello, and welcome to Global Pulse News.
00:07A U.S. fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, marking a significant escalation in an already
00:15unpopular war. Officials confirmed the downing late Friday. One crew member has been rescued
00:22and is receiving medical treatment, but the fate of a second crew member remains unknown.
00:28In a separate incident on Friday, Iran hit another U.S. combat aircraft. That pilot managed
00:36to steer the plane out of Iranian territory before ejecting, and was later rescued, according
00:42to a U.S. official. These incidents directly challenged the Trump administration's repeated
00:49claims of complete air dominance over Iran. For weeks, President Trump and Defense Secretary
00:56Pete Hegseth insisted that U.S. and Israeli forces had, quote, uncontested airspace. The
01:04president said just last month, and I quote, we literally have planes flying over Tehran.
01:11They can't do a thing about it.
01:13So far, U.S. casualties remain limited, with no known deaths in the past three weeks.
01:20But the downed jets highlight the risks of asymmetric warfare in a conflict the American public already
01:27largely opposes. Rising gas prices, shifting war objectives, and now these shoot-downs have
01:35further eroded support for the mission. We will continue to follow this story as more details
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