1 min readApr 3, 2026 06:07 PM IST
A local channel of Iranian state television claimed Friday that a US fighter pilot had ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran. The US did not respond immediately to requests for comment. The anchor on the channel read the following announcement: “If you capture the enemy pilot or pilots alive and hand them over to the police, you will receive a precious prize.”
An on-screen crawl separately urged the public to “shoot them if you see them,” referring to social media footage circulating of what appeared to be U.S. aircraft in the area. The channel provided no other immediate details. US Central Command, the Pentagon and the White House didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The claim came as the war in the Mideast neared the end of its fifth week, and Iran fired on targets across the region, damaging a desalination plant and setting a refinery ablaze in Kuwait.
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