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First #POW.

A channel affiliated with Iranian state television claimed Friday that a #US fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern #Iran.

It was not clear what may have happened to the plane, including whether Iran was claiming it was shot down or there was another issue. If the claim is confirmed, it could lead to yet another dramatic escalation in the #war, nearing the end of its 5th week. The #Trump admin did not comment.

#IranWar #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-3-2026-a6365c6123cc8a696474f576d4ce7668

2 US aircraft shot down. 1 crew member rescued in Iran

Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict. One fighter jet was shot down in Iran. A U.S. crew member was rescued, but another remains missing. Separately, Iranian state media reported a U.S. A-10 attack aircraft crashed into the Persian Gulf. The incidents occurred as Iran launched attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf energy infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz. This has disrupted global oil markets and increased economic pressures. The U.N. Security Council is expected to address the situation.

AP News

Nonilex 17h ago

The anchor on the Iranian channel urged residents to hand over any “enemy pilot” to police & promised a reward for anyone who did. The channel is in Kohkilouyeh & Boyer-Ahmad province, an intensely rural & mountainous region that spans over 15,500 square kilometers (5,900 square miles).

An on-screen crawl earlier urged the public to “shoot them if you see them,” referring to social media footage circulating of what appeared to be #US aircraft in the area.

#POW #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #Trump

Nonilex 17h ago

The channel showed metal debris in the back of a pickup truck while making the announcement but provided no other immediate details.

Throughout the #war, #Iran has made a series of claims about shooting down piloted enemy aircraft that turned out not to be true. Friday was the first time that Iran went on television urging the public to look for a suspected downed pilot.

#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Nonilex 17h ago

The claim came as #Iran fired on targets across the region, setting Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi #oil refinery one fire. The state-run #Kuwait Petroleum Corp said firefighters were working to control several blazes there.

Kuwait also said that an Iranian attack caused “material damage” to a #desalination plant. Such plants are responsible for most of the #DrinkingWater for Gulf states, & they have become a major target in the #war.

#IranWar #US #Israel #Trump #WarCrimes #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Nonilex 17h ago

Tehran has kept the pressure on #Israel & its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite #US & Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.

Iran’s attacks on Gulf #energy #infrastructure & its tight grip on the #StraitOfHormuz, …have roiled stock markets, sent #oil prices skyrocketing, & threatened to raise the cost of many basic goods, including #food.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #Netanyahu #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Nonilex 17h ago

Spot prices of Brent crude #oil, the international standard, were around $109 Friday, up >50% since the start of the #war, when #Iran began restricting traffic through the #StraitOfHormuz.

Sirens also sounded in #Bahrain, #SaudiArabia said it had destroyed several Iranian drones, & #Israel reported incoming missiles.

Authorities in the #UAE shut down a #gas field after a missile interception reportedly rained debris on it & started a fire.

#IranWar #Trump #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Nonilex 17h ago

>1,900 people have been killed in #Iran since the #war began on Feb 28 with #US & #Israel strikes.…

>24 people have died in #GulfStates & the occupied #WestBank; 13 US #ServiceMembers have been killed; 19 have been reported dead in Israel.

>1,300 people have been killed & >1 million displaced in #Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion in its fight with the pro-Iranian #Hezbollah militant group. 10 Israeli soldiers have also died there.

#IranWar #Trump #Netanyahu #MiddleEast

Nonilex 16h ago

#US fighter jet shot down over #Iran, search underway for crew, US official says

The prospect of US pilots being alive & ‌on ⁠the run inside Iran during an ongoing conflict greatly raises the stakes for the US in the conflict. Iranian officials ⁠called on civilians to be on the lookout for survivors.

#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Israel #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-search-underway-crew-us-official-says-2026-04-03/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Nonilex 14h ago

#US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed US fighter jet in #Iran, according to 3 sources familiar with the matter.

2 of the sources said the #pilot was alive, in US custody & receiving medical treatment.

It wasn’t clear what the status of the 2nd crew member was. Sources said search & rescue operations were ongoing after the F-15E jet was downed over Iran.

#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-oil?post-id=cmnj3j88l0000356uhmnfxdyj

Status of US service member still unknown after fighter jet shot down over Iran

Two US aircraft were downed in the Middle East on Friday, and the status of one US service member remains unknown. Follow live updates on the Iran war.

CNN

Allan Chow 16h ago

@Nonilex how many total fighter jets have the US ever lost in combat?

Brad Macpherson 15h ago

@grumpasaurus @Nonilex Going by Wikipedia, I make it 7 during the Cold War, 2 F-16s and 1 F-117 in Yugoslavia, 2 in Desert Storm, 2 F-16s, 1 F-15, 1 U2, 1 B1 Lancer in Afghanistan, 14 in Iraq II, 3 during the current unpleasantness. That isn't counting jets falling off carriers....

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 13h ago

@brad @grumpasaurus @Nonilex
And the Korean War lost 78 F-86 Sabres (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War)

Korean War - Wikipedia

Brad Macpherson 12h ago

@PaulWermer @grumpasaurus @Nonilex Ah - yes, and the page I was looking at doesn't cover Vietnam either. Nearly 1,000 jets of various types (F-4, SR-71, F-111A, A-7, B-52, F-100, Canberras, the list goes on) along with the prop jobs in VN.

Trump doesn't like losers who get captured, as he himself said.

And Israel, I'm sure, is thankful for Americans sacrificing their children for Zionism.

Joe Alexander 14h ago

@rapsneezy @Nonilex i've seen your definition and noticed your timeline here, when you joined - it's amazing to think we should take this seriously in any way

if it's not fake, i think you need help

please, go fuck yourself zionist pig

Old Man in the Shoe 14h ago

@rapsneezy @joe @Nonilex dude we can see your posts

Old Man in the Shoe 14h ago

@rapsneezy @joe @Nonilex that person said nothing pro-israel and your posts are wishing death on people

Old Man in the Shoe 14h ago

@rapsneezy i love how they are a "pig" and you've posted 100 times about a downed pilot, goating about a potential death and torture victim - you're happy about it, but they are a pig.

Shirley Eugest 17h ago

@Nonilex
The US is hiding the number of US troops injured.

T. J. Bombadil 17h ago

@Nonilex On the assumption, of course, that Trump cares one whit about American servicemen as opposed to the price of oil and the trend in the Dow.

@Nonilex Hope the pilot is alive and makes it out. Iran could turn this into the “hostage crisis” that tanked Carter.

GlennMG 16h ago

@Nonilex
This on Substack from Adam Kinzinger.
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzinger/p/one-of-ours-is-down-in-iran-heres?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=rh32q

One of Ours Is Down in Iran. Here’s What That Really Means.

As a former Air Force pilot, I can tell you: we trained for this exact moment. And right now, America is doing what it does better than anyone on earth.

Adam Kinzinger

Laurie S 13h ago

@Nonilex I’m glad you are back in my timeline with up to date goings on! Thank you!