Iranian army begins search for pilot of downed US jet: Reports

Middle East Eye · April 3, 2026 War

Iranian army begins search for pilot of downed US jet: Reports Iran's army has begun searching for the pilot of an F-35 jet shot down earlier on Friday, according to the Fars news agency. The jet, which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said was launched from a British base in Suffolk, is the second of its type to be downed by Iran since the war began. Elsewhere, unverified reports have surfaced of local Iranian TV announcing a reward for anyone who captures the pilot alive.

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