<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A crew member of a fighter plane shot down over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Iran"><span>Iran</span></a><span> yesterday has been rescued, the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/war" rel="" target="" title="Pentagon"><span>Pentagon</span></a><span> said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the fate of the second person aboard the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/videos/world/kuwait-video-appears-to-show-us-fighter-jet-crash/cmm8v5m6e000z0gqf8r96p36c" rel="" target="" title="F-15E"><span>F-15E</span></a><span> is not known.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil" rel="" target="" title="New York Times"><em><span>New York Times</span></em></a><span> reports one of the crew of the jet was rescued by a US Air Force </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/black-hawk-helicopter-training-exercise-sydney-emergency-landing-park/64d039aa-f7f9-41f2-a810-77042a935338" rel="" target="" title="Black Hawk helicopter"><span>Black Hawk helicopter</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-primetime-speech-iran-middle-east-latest-news-updates/61c4e79d-5b08-47b9-b05a-b4e54c250887"><strong><span>Markets crash, oil skyrockets after Trump speech</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The helicopter was struck by ground fire but was able to fly back to safety in Iraq, officials were quoted as saying.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About the same time the F-15E was struck, a second US plane was also shot down.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An A-10 Warthog crashed near the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-toll-tankers-charge-tax-middle-east-latest-updates/274c41fa-6a57-45f7-8663-bbbaeb2150bc" rel="" target="" title="Strait of Hormuz"><span>Strait of Hormuz</span></a><span>, and the pilot was rescued.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/usa-fighter-jet-crashes-iran-crew-rescued-middle-east-latest-news/f1c5de12-f34a-4fcb-84de-c483127c234d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Warthog is a single-person fighter plane, while F-15Es have a crew of two.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-preparing-for-ground-invasion-of-island-usa-middle-east-latest-updates/ecd1759a-4b09-4be6-a4d2-f1a23aca6275" rel="" target="" title="Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf"><span>Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf</span></a><span> responded to the planes being shot down with a sarcastic comment on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from 'regime change' to 'Hey! Can anyone find our pilots? Please?'"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He added a teary-eyed emoji.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Wow. What incredible progress. Absolute geniuses."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-ballroom-construction-halted-white-house-east-wing-usa-politics-news/3f85b9a7-b9d3-4d44-8af3-380a25eea3a5" rel="" target="" title="Judge orders a halt to Trump's ballroom"><strong><span>Judge orders a halt to Trump's ballroom</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iranian state television called on civilians to find the other crew member and offered a reward for their capture.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US has continued their bombing campaign against Iran with more strikes on civilian infrastructure.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran," </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="US President Donald Trump"><span>US President Donald Trump</span></a><span> said on Truth Social. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-primetime-speech-iran-middle-east-latest-news-updates/61c4e79d-5b08-47b9-b05a-b4e54c250887" rel="" target="" title='threatened to bomb the country "back to the Stone Age"'><span>threatened to bomb the country "back to the Stone Age"</span></a><span> in a national address earlier this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-airport-renamed-after-president-palm-beach-florida-usa-news/48ef41f6-da44-4ced-b156-21b5b6fb2cb8" target="" title=""><strong><span>Major airport to be renamed for Donald Trump</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today Iranian President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian-writes-letter-to-the-american-people/820db94c-76f9-49ac-982c-218b633efd42" rel="" target="" title="Masoud Pezeshkian"><span>Masoud Pezeshkian</span></a><span> specifically referenced Trump's comments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Does threatening to send an entire nation back to the Stone Age mean anything other than a massive war crime?" he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"History is full of those who paid a heavy price for their silence in the face of criminals."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Overnight Iran has also targeted a desalination plant in Kuwait. Drone and missile attacks were reported over Bahrain, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-supreme-court-storms-out-birthright-citizenship-case-hearing-usa-news/08eaaded-0c31-4a88-b0ac-51736aadc8c0"><strong><span>Donald Trump storms out of Supreme Court as he faces loss</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>