1 crew member rescued from US fighter jet downed in Iran
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The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
President Donald Trump’s critics accused him of being “tone deaf” in his first public statement since a U.S. fighter jet was shot down Friday over southern Iran and a search for the pilot remained ongoing. Instead of addressing the situation, Trump instead suggested that America “keep the oil” in Iran.
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US military assets worth up to $2.9 billion have been lost as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion for operations. Iran asserts it shot down a US F-35, contradicting US Central Command's claim of an emergency landing.
In the past 24 hours, this was the second US fighter jet that Iran claimed to have destroyed. Reports said that due to the disintegration of the aircraft, there is no information about the fate of the pilot.