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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian interceptors downed Iran drones in the Middle East | US-Israel war on Iran News

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian interceptors downed Iran drones in the Middle East | US-Israel war on Iran News

Published by Sam Flores

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy previously announced that 228 Ukrainian experts had been deployed to region amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Published On 10 Apr 202610 Apr 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that his country’s technology was used to shoot down Iranian drones in the Middle East, after he had announced last month that expert teams had been deployed to the region following the outbreak of the United States-Israeli war on Iran. In a post on X on Friday, Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces took part in operations using domestically produced interceptor drones against “Shahed” drones, simillar to those used by Russia during its ongoing war on Ukraine. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “Did we destroy Iranian ‘shaheds?’ Yes, we did. Did we do it in just one country? No, in several. And in my view, this is a success,” Zelenskyy said in remarks to journalists, without elaborating on which country was aided. “This was not about a training mission or exercises, but about support in building a modern air defence system …

Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer

Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer

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A Democratic congressman had harsh criticism for Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the United States would confirm the rescue of Air Force service members shot down over Iran. In a social media post on Friday, Representative Seth Moulton wrote, “They could be your neighbor, a friend, a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.” (President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that the second service member, a weapons system officer, has been rescued.) Moulton also described Polymarket as a “dystopian death market” and noted that Donald Trump Jr. is an investor. The congressman recently banned his staff from participating in prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.  Polymarket responded that it had taken the market down “immediately” for not meeting the company’s integrity standards. “It should not have been posted, and we are investigating how this slipped through our internal safeguards,” the company said. Polymarket previously saw hundreds of millions of dollars traded on contracts tied to the bombing of Iran by the United …

“WE GOT HIM!”: Trump Says As 2nd Downed Pilot Recovered In High Risk Iran Special Forces Raid After ‘Dicey’ Firefight

“WE GOT HIM!”: Trump Says As 2nd Downed Pilot Recovered In High Risk Iran Special Forces Raid After ‘Dicey’ Firefight

Published by Jenni Sidey

Summary Second downed pilot recovered after US Special Forces raid and firefight inside Iran. Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Oil Ministry Complex After Iran Drone Strike President Trump reminds Iran of deal timeline, threatens “all hell will reign down” if time runs out. Israel launched heavy strikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian air-defense and ballistic-missile sites, while a projectile also hit the perimeter of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant The U.S. military continued search operations for an American airman who ejected after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran *  *  * US Special Forces Recover 2nd Downed Pilot We have now witnessed an initial ‘boots on the ground’ moment as a high risk US special forces raid and aerial operation has recovered the second crew member from the downed F-15E jet, which was shot down in Iran on Saturday. US officials have confirmed that the downed pilot from the F-15E jet has been “recovered” in Iran following a “heavy firefight” – according to Al Jazeera, Axios, and others. Per Axios: “The shootdown was a nightmare scenario …

Downed U.S. Drone Appears On TikTok Live As Iraqi Children Try To Sell It

Downed U.S. Drone Appears On TikTok Live As Iraqi Children Try To Sell It

Published by Jenni Sidey

As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its second month, America’s Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, is becoming increasingly visible across the Middle East theater, a sign that the Department of War has learned one critical lesson from both the Iranian drone playbook and the Ukraine-Russia war: cheap drones are the future of warfare. The latest news on LUCAS comes from an unverifiable TikTok video, amplified on X, which appears to show a downed drone seized by Iraqi children who are reportedly trying to sell it. If authentic, the footage is another reminder that low-cost drones are proliferating so widely across the region that they will likely spread to other parts of the world. Iraqi boys trying to sell crashed drone on TikTokThat’s a U.S. LUCAS kamikaze drone (Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System), reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed-136. Dimensions: ~3 meters long, ~2.4 meters wingspan. pic.twitter.com/DPJ9nKFp03 — Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) April 4, 2026 In a separate video reposted on X, Iranian forces appear to have recovered a LUCAS drone in the Persian Gulf area. 🚨 …

US special forces enter Iran to rescue downed airman

US special forces enter Iran to rescue downed airman

Published by Sam Flores

US special forces entered Iran on Friday night to rescue a crew member of a downed fighter jet. Iran shot down a US F-15 over its airspace, the first fighter jet destroyed by enemy fire since the war began. Two crew members ejected, reports suggested, triggering a race between Iran and the US to find the stranded American airmen. One was rescued in an operation involving two US military helicopters and low-flying refuelling aircraft, which were targeted by light weaponry. Both helicopters were hit by Iranian fire, with one trailing smoke as it returned to Iraqi territory, but they landed safely, officials said. The whereabouts of the remaining US airman were unknown on Friday night, as Iranian media broadcast images of local militia fanning out in a search operation. Broadcasts offered a $60,000 bounty for his capture as Iran claimed a propaganda victory in shooting down the US jet. Reports also surfaced late on Friday of a US A-10 Warthog, a close air support attack plane, crashing near the Strait of Hormuz. US officials said …

U.S. fighter jet downed in Iran

U.S. fighter jet downed in Iran

Published by Sam Flores

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on 16 July 2020. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. was searching for the crew of an American fighter jet Friday after it was downed in Iran, a U.S. official told MS NOW. It isn’t clear if the plane was shot down or went down for another reason, MS NOW said. The jet was an F-15, which has two crew members, and the whereabouts of the servicemembers was unknown, according to MS NOW. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command didn’t immediately comment. The New York Times said Iran shot down the fighter jet, citing U.S. and Israeli officials and Iranian state media, though MS NOW said it hadn’t independently verified the reporting. It appeared to be the first known loss of a U.S. jet in the country since the war in Iran started in late February. The downing of the jet comes at a delicate time, when the U.S. has showed few signs of slowing its assault on Iran and reports of potential peace talks did …

Iran says it downed two US jets as search for one pilot continues | US-Israel war on Iran News

Iran says it downed two US jets as search for one pilot continues | US-Israel war on Iran News

Published by Sam Flores

Trump says downing of F-15 will not affect talks as Iranian forces say they also struck an A-10 aircraft near Hormuz. Published On 3 Apr 20263 Apr 2026 | Updated: 6 hours agoUpdated: 6 hours ago Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest part of the country and another around the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Friday that air defences completely destroyed one F-15 jet. Later in the day, the Iranian military said it targeted an A-10 US aircraft that crashed into the Gulf. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The New York Times had cited unidentified officials as saying that the A10’s pilot was safe after the crash. But the fate of at least one pilot from the downed F-15 crew is unknown. Several US media outlets reported that one crew member of the jet was located and rescued by US forces, but the other remains missing. US President …

Trump threatens Iran’s infrastructure as reports emerge of downed U.S. F-35

Trump threatens Iran’s infrastructure as reports emerge of downed U.S. F-35

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Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States and Israel targeted the site near Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, on April 03, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, saying the “New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!” in a Truth Social post. Trump did not elaborate on what needed to be “done,” but said the U.S. “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran.” Hours later, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reportedly claimed that a U.S. F-35 fighter jet was shot down over central Iran. Images of debris posted on Telegram included a photo that appeared to show the words “U.S. Air Forces in Europe” on what looked like a plane’s tail section. The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the region, and Iranian authorities did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication. Read more U.S.-Iran war news Trump’s latest threat …