The Pentagon updated its casualty count to 14 on Monday after the Navy identified the airman lost over the Arabian Sea last week.
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Switched Planes, Took Bus, Train: Iranian Delegation Claims Threats After Failed US Talks
(April 15, 2026)
He noted that the Iranian delegation faced direct security threats while heading for negotiations with the United States in Islamabad, stating, „We received direct threats while en route to Islamabad that our plane might be attacked,“ prompting heightened caution during and after the visit.
„On our way back, we did not fly to Tehran. It‘s a very long story, but we all believed that there was a significant chance that they would down our plane, that they would shoot down our plane, that they would fire a missile at our plane,“ Marandi said.
He explained that on the way back from the talks, the Iranian delegation „secretly got into a different plane, and that plane on the way to Tehran suddenly diverted and landed very swiftly in Mashhad. And then we all came to Tehran by train, by car, and by bus.
Israeli jets entered Iran to attack negotiator plane after Islamabad talks, NYT reports
According to the report, Pakistani fighter jets escorted the Iranian delegation‘s aircraft to and from Islamabad because of fears that Israel could attempt to assassinate senior Iranian officials.
On the return journey, Iranian security services informed the aircraft carrying Ghalibaf that intelligence indicated Israel was preparing an attack and that two Israeli fighter jets had entered Iranian airspace from the western border near Iraq, the newspaper reported, citing Iranian officials.
Mahdi Mohammadi, a senior adviser to Ghalibaf who accompanied the delegation, confirmed the account on social media.
The aircraft subsequently made an emergency landing in Mashhad, and members of the delegation completed the journey to Tehran by land, travelling for approximately eight hours, the newspaper said.
Trump Says Iran Attack on Cargo Ship Violated the Cease-fire
The strike on the vessel, the Ever Lovely, a container ship that was passing near the Omani side of the strait, appeared to be the first known Iranian attack on a commercial vessel since the signing of a preliminary peace agreement between Tehran and Washington last week. It laid bare the challenges to restoring prewar levels of traffic through the strait, a crucial conduit for oil and gas shipping.
Hezbollah claims to shoot down Israeli drone in Lebanon’s Nahle
Hezbollah has issued a statement claiming to have shot down an Israeli drone over the Nahle area in the Bekaa Valley.
Lebanon’s National News Agency also reported an Israeli drone being downed in the area, where it said several Israeli air raids had occurred.
JAF says Iran targets Jordan with 5 missiles, all intercepted
AMMAN — The Jordan Armed Forces–Arab Army (JAF) on Wednesday said that air defence systems had intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran towards Jordanian airspace.
The army added that no injuries or material damage were reported.
JAF stressed that it remains at the highest level of operational readiness to protect Jordan’s airspace and safeguard the Kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It also reaffirmed that Jordan will not allow any violation of its airspace by any party.
Iran launches concerted retaliatory strikes against American military targets after fresh US aggression
( Last Update: Wednesday, 10 June 2026 7:48 AM)
On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) noted how the „warmongering American regime“ had attacked several locations in Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm in the province earlier in the day under the „false pretext“ of an American helicopter‘s crash.
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The IRGC added that, in total, 21 targets at American air and naval bases across the region were hit throughout the reprisal.
JUST IN: Explosions reported in Iranian port cities amid US strikes
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Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on U.S. self-defense strikes against Iran and more on ‘Special Report.’
US says it is striking Iran in response to helicopter shootdown
9 June 2026 22:36 BST
American forces „began launching self-defence strikes against Iran, at 5 pm ET today at the Commander in Chief‘s direction, in response to yesterday‘s downing of a US Army Apache helicopter,“ US Central Command said in a post on X.
„The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,“ it added.
Iran shot down ‚highly sophisticated‘ attack helicopter, Trump says
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“I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on social media.
“There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond,” Trump added.
Iran says it has a new air defence system. How significant is it?
“The value is that you can move these quickly,” she said. “They are mobile launch systems, in some cases man-portable. We don’t know how high the Reaper was flying. Based on the released video, it may have been relatively easy for them to shoot down, but it still indicates they retain some remaining air defence capability.”
Iran’s larger air defence network has been badly damaged. It was built around older radar-guided surface-to-air missile systems, including domestically produced batteries and Russian-supplied missile defence systems such as the S-300. Israeli and US attacks are widely believed to have degraded much of that network.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it ‘downed’ US drone after airspace violation
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has shot down a MQ-9 Reaper drone after identifying “hostile aircraft” entering Iranian airspace.
The Guard’s forces “also fired upon an RQ-4 drone and an intruding F-35 fighter jet”, a statement said, without specifying when the incidents took place.
„Hezbollah“: We targeted Merkava tank in Rashaf with a loitering glider, intercepted drone over Tyre with surface-to-air missile
NNA – „Hezbollah“ announced in communiqués that “the ‘’Islamic Resistance“ targeted a Merkava tank in the town of Rashaf with a loitering glider and achieved a confirmed hit.
The „Islamic Resistance“ also intercepted an Israeli enemy army drone in the airspace of the Tyre region with a surface-to-air missile.
Iranian media says air defences down drones as military reports strikes
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Explosions have been reported in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island, according to Iranian state media.
The Mizan News Agency said air defences intercepted several small drones over Qeshm, citing local sources.
Separately, Tasnim News Agency reported that air defence systems shot down two drones over Bandar Abbas.
Missing U.S. crew member from downed fighter jet rescued in Iran, Trump says
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran was rescued by U.S. forces early Sunday morning local time, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News. The jet‘s pilot was rescued Friday.
„WE GOT HIM!“ Mr. Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post.
2 US jets downed by Iranian fire; search and rescue mission underway for 1 crew member
Combat search and rescue missions have become relatively rare for U.S. forces after more than a generation of near-total air dominance, with American aircraft typically operating with limited threats to aircraft in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing
Neither the White House nor the Pentagon released public information about the downed planes. But the Pentagon notified the House Armed Services Committee that the status of a second service member from the fighter jet was not known.
In an email from the Pentagon that obtained by The Associated Press, meanwhile, the military said it received notification of “an aircraft being shot down” in the Middle East, without providing more details.
US search helicopter also hit by projectile in Iran
Iran’s Mehr news agency is reporting that a US helicopter, on a search mission for the jet reportedly shot down in Iran, was also hit by a projectile.
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Trump briefed after U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran
President Trump has been briefed on the U.S. fighter jet that was downed over Iran on Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News.
1 U.S. crew member from downed F-15E jet rescued, U.S. officials say
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One crew member from the U.S. F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran was rescued by American forces, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Friday.
The F-15E is a two-member crew aircraft. The search and rescue mission is ongoing.
U.S. F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran, search for crew underway, sources say
10:53 AM (US time zone)
An American F-15E fighter jet was downed over Iran, U.S. officials confirmed Friday, and a search and rescue effort is ongoing, two sources confirmed to CBS News. The F-15E is flown by a two-member crew.
Earlier Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard claimed it shot down a U.S. fighter jet over central Iran.
Chinese drone downed in Iran, sparking questions about UAE or Saudi Arabian role
Nicole Grajewski, the author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine, said that Iran does not possess the Wing Loong Drone in its arsenal.
Neither the US nor Israel is known to operate Wing Loong II drones, but Saudi Arabia and the UAE have them in their arsenal.
The Wing Loong drone has featured prominently in Sudan’s civil war, where the UAE has deployed them in support of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, according to The New York Times.
Iran downs two advanced US jets, including second F-35
In a statement on Friday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that its newly developed and advanced air defenses had shot down a stealth F-35 fighter jet in central Iran.
The downed aircraft belonged to the Lakenheath squadron, it said, adding that the fighter jet was completely destroyed and crashed.
Due to the complete disintegration of the aircraft, the fate of the pilot remains unknown, it noted.
Iran says it shot down MQ-9 drone near Isfahan
The report said the drone was intercepted and destroyed earlier Tuesday.
Iranian officials said the downing marked the 146th drone shot down during the conflict.
The MQ-9 Reaper, widely used for surveillance and strike missions, has an estimated cost of about $30 million per unit.