Pentagon officials have verified reports from Iranian state television regarding the crash of an American military aircraft inside Iran’s territorial boundaries.
According to a U.S. defense official, American military personnel are actively conducting search and rescue operations in the region where the aircraft went down.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, with recent U.S. military strikes targeting infrastructure in the Iranian city of Karaj, located west of the capital Tehran. Images from Friday show damage to a bridge in Karaj that was hit during Thursday’s airstrikes.
Defense officials have not yet released details about the type of aircraft involved, the circumstances surrounding the crash, or the status of any crew members who may have been aboard.
