He declined to reveal details of the ongoing search and rescue operation that has been ongoing since the incident. Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with the way the media was covering the operation, emphasizing that it was intense and sensitive.
When asked whether these events would affect diplomatic negotiations, the head of the White House answered categorically.
“No, not at all. No, this is war. We are at war,” Trump said.
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On April 3, Iran shot down a US military aircraft for the first time, Axios reported. It's about F-15 fighter with two crew members on board. According to media reports, one pilot foundthe search for another continues. According to Newsmax journalist Carla Bubb, Iran hit one of the American Black Hawk helicopters during a rescue operation to find the co-pilot.
It later became known that around the same time, a second US combat aircraft, an A-10 Warthog attack aircraft, crashed in the Persian Gulf region.
