Trump gives further details on rescue and threatens to bomb infrastructure if strait of Hormuz is not reopenedMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued by US commandos overnight, ending a two-day search after the warplane crashed in south-west Iran.The crew member, a colonel and weapons systems officer, had sustained some injuries but was successfully extracted by US special forces, Donald Trump said in a social media post soon after midnight EST. Continue reading...
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US rescues second crew member of downed F-15E fighter jet from Iran
The Guardian World
April 05, 2026
13:13 GMT
Trump gives further details on rescue and threatens to bomb infrastructure if strait of Hormuz is not reopened Middle East crisis – live updates The second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued by US commandos overnight, ending a two-day search after the warplane crashed in south-west Iran. The crew member, a colonel and weapons systems officer, had sustained some injuries but was successfully extracted by US special forces, Donald Trump said in a social media post soon after midnight EST. Continue reading...
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Trump gives further details on rescue and threatens to bomb infrastructure if strait of Hormuz is not reopened
Middle East crisis – live updates
The second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued by US commandos overnight, ending a two-day search after the warplane crashed in south-west Iran.
The crew member, a colonel and weapons systems officer, had sustained some injuries but was successfully extracted by US special forces, Donald Trump said in a social media post soon after midnight EST.
Continue reading...
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