'No air defenses': Trump, Hegseth touted American dominance before jet was downed

'No air defenses': Trump, Hegseth touted American dominance before jet was downed


Another official said two Black Hawk helicopters involved in the search and rescue for the crew of the F-15E were also struck by incoming fire and an A-10 aircraft was hit in a separate incident and crashed in a neighboring allied country. On Wednesday, in his first primetime address to the American people since the start of the war, Trump extolled the might of the U.S. military, threatening to attack Iranian power plants if they failed to reach a deal to end the conflict. "It means we will fly all day, all night, day and night, finding, fixing and finishing the missiles and defense industrial base of the Iranian military, finding and fixing their leaders and their military leaders, flying over Tehran, flying over Iran, flying over their capital, flying over the IRGC."

Author: Fritz Farrow, Isabella Murray


Published at: 2026-04-03 21:31:08

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