Iran army searches for pilot of downed US fighter jet

The Iranian army has launched a search operation to find the pilot of a US fighter jet hit by an air defense system. According to Fars news agency, the aircraft was targeted over central Iran and may have gone down in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. Local authorities urged residents to join the hunt, offering a bounty for the capture of any US servicemen. This incident marks the first report of a US fighter jet being downed in Iranian territory since the US and Israel began their war on the Islamic republic on February 28.