1 crew member rescued from US fighter jet downed in Iran
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A U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member.
President Trump said time was “running out” on his ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel struck a major petrochemical complex in Iran’s southwest.
The US continued search-and-rescue operations for a crew member from an F-15E fighter jet shot down by Iran on Friday, as Tehran kept up attacks on Gulf Arab states and Israel.
The president is in a precarious political moment seven months before the midterm elections, facing some of his lowest approval ratings and presiding over an unpopular war.