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Downed planes raise new perils for Trump as Tehran hunts for missing US pilot

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Downed planes raise new perils for Trump as Tehran hunts for missing US pilot
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Two US warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and US officials said on Friday, April 3, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran’s forces.



The incidents show the risks still faced by US and Israeli aircraft over Iran, despite assertions from US President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that their forces had total control of the skies.



The first plane, a two-seat US F-15E jet, was shot down by Iranian fire, officia

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