US special forces enter Iran in frantic bid to rescue missing airman after Iran downs two jets – as Tehran offers $60,000 reward to find him: Live updates

US special forces entered Iran late on Friday to rescue a missing crew member after two fighter jets were downed. 

US forces are in a race against time to save a missing fighter jet pilot whose aircraft was shot down by Iranian air defences in a chaotic day of fighting – after a second American aircraft was also downed. 

Iranian state media shared footage on Friday appearing to show a US A-10 Warthog plane being blown out of the sky, and reports say a second US aircraft, an F-15E Strike Eagle, was also downed hours earlier.

The joint incidents led two pilots to eject into enemy territory, and the F-15E pilot remains unaccounted for after US forces successfully saved the A-10 pilot in a daring rescue mission.

The whereabouts of the remaining US pilot was unknown on Friday, while Iranian media broadcast images of local militias engaged in a search operation. 

Iranians have been offered a $60,000 bounty for his capture, while US President Donald Trump declined to comment on what he would do if the missing airman was harmed. 

Follow along for our live updates on the Middle East conflict.

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The two US warplanes reportedly shot down by Iran

An F-15E fighter jet was down in southern Iran on Friday, which has left the US and Iran scrambling to find a missing American crew member.

The F-15E’s pilot has been rescued, but a weapons systems officer remains unaccounted for.

Iran claims it shot down a second US warplane, while US media say a A-10 Warthog was shot down, with its pilot ejecting over the Gulf and being subsequently rescued.

File photo: A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Eagle fighter jet