One crew member rescued after US F-15E downed over Iran

Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet on Friday, according to unnamed U.S. military sources who spoke to multiple media outlets. One of the two crew members aboard the aircraft has been rescued alive, while search-and-rescue operations are ongoing for the second crew member.

U.S. broadcaster CBS News reported the rescue, citing two anonymous U.S. sources. Israel's public broadcaster Kan cited Western security sources, and Israeli online outlet Walla quoted an Israeli security source confirming similar details about the pilot's rescue. U.S. media reported that President Donald Trump had been briefed on the situation.

The F-15E has a standard crew of two pilots. CNN reported that search-and-rescue teams were working to locate the second pilot before Iranian forces could reach them. Officials confirmed the rescue to CBS News but indicated that search-and-rescue operations were still taking place.

Iran's state-run Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian officials' efforts to locate the two U.S. pilots had "so far been unsuccessful." Another Iranian news outlet, Fars News, said the government was offering a reward to anyone who captured an "enemy pilot or pilots." Iranian media outlets published photos of what appeared to be a shot-down F-15 fighter jet.

There has not yet been an official response from the White House or the Department of Defense to requests for comment on the fate of the jet's crew members. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made a statement regarding the incident, though details of her remarks were not fully provided in available reports.