- Residents in Iran have been offered a reward if they hand over any “enemy pilot” following the downing of a US F-15 fighter jet.
- One crew member was rescued after Iran shot down the US aircraft Friday, but a second pilot is still missing.
- Iranian state news issued pleas for citizens to search for and capture the pilot and bring them to police alive.
- Outlets have reported that the governor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province promised a reward of 10 billion tomans (around £50,000) for anyone who hands over the “criminal American pilot.”
- The crash comes amid reports that ceasefire talks between Iran and the US have hit a dead end, with Iran refusing to meet with US negotiators despite President Donald Trump’s threats of more mayhem if the country doesn’t “make a deal.”
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