Search continuing for the 2ndIDF launches strikes in Tehran and Beirut amid attacks on northern Israel .Earlier, two sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS News that a search and rescue effort was under way for a downed US F-15 fighter jet in southern Iran. It’s not known what has happened to the second crew member
BBC Verify has confirmed a video showing what appears to be a US plane accompanied by two helicopters flying over Khuzestan province – Iran’s state media claim Iranian forces shot down the plane
US President Donald Trump “has been briefed”, according to the White House
It’s the first known case of a US fighter jet being shot down over Iran during this conflict, our foreign correspondent writes, and comes after Trump claimed Iran “can’t do a thing” about US planes flying over it
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israeli strikes have destroyed 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity – and says Israel and the US will continue to “crush” the country
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