U.S. military officials have confirmed a missing crew member from a F-15 fighter jet has been found and rescued in Iran.
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. military had "pulled off one of the most daring search and rescue operations in history" - and the pilot is now "safe and sound".
Sky's James Matthews reports.
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