{"id":40392,"date":"2026-04-03T23:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40392"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:37:40","slug":"2-us-helicopters-hit-in-search-and-rescue-efforts-in-iran-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40392","title":{"rendered":"2 US helicopters hit in search and rescue efforts in Iran: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two US military helicopters that were involved in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/us-news\/second-american-fighter-jet-crashes-in-persian-gulf-area-around-same-time-f-15e-shot-down-pilot-safely-rescued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F-15 search and rescue efforts\u00a0<\/a>were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/world-news\/what-happens-when-a-us-aircraft-is-shot-down-in-a-war-zone-and-how-do-crew-members-avoid-capture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struck<\/a>\u00a0by Iranian fire, according to reports.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/30\/us-news\/trump-admin-live-updates-march-30-31-april-1-2-3\/\">Follow The Post\u2019s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The service members onboard are all safe, a US official told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the crew on board were injured but both choppers have safely returned to their base,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/04\/03\/f-15-crash-iran-missing\/?utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&amp;location=alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38985850\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Two US military helicopters that were involved in the F-15 search and rescue efforts were struck by Iranian fire, according to reports. <span class=\"credit\">Iran state media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38985851\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/u-s-air-force-f-124945715_cc8461.jpg?resize=150,246&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\"\/><figcaption>One American helicopter was hit as part of the efforts to recover the two US pilots inside the F-15E fighter jet that Iran downed. <span class=\"credit\">OSINTdefender\/x<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iranian state-linked media also claimed an American helicopter was hit as part of the efforts to recover the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/world-news\/iran-claims-it-shot-down-us-fighter-jet-as-bounty-placed-on-pilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two American pilots inside an F-15E\u00a0fighter jet that Iran downed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>One pilot has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/world-news\/time-of-day-is-key-in-rescue-of-lost-pilot-shot-down-over-iran-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rescued<\/a>\u00a0and the second is still missing, per reports.The F-15E went down in southern Iran and was the first US aircraft to be shot down behind hostile lines in Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Iranian forces hit an A-10 attack plane but it made its way back to\u00a0Kuwaiti airspace before the crew ejected and were rescued, an official told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/04\/03\/f-15-crash-iran-missing\/?utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&amp;location=alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/28365848\/embed\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>The attacks raise questions for President Trump and Pentagon officials, who had claimed the majority of Iranian military forces were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>The president also has said he expects the war to end in the next two to four weeks. He told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/iran\/live-blog\/live-updates-iran-war-trump-strike-b-1-bridge-tehran-hormuz-israel-rcna266522\/rcrd106626?canonicalCard=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News\u00a0<\/a>on Friday he doesn\u2019t expect the attacks to affect peace negotiations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/world-news\/2-us-helicopters-hit-in-search-and-rescue-efforts-in-iran-report\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two US military helicopters that were involved in the\u00a0F-15 search and rescue efforts\u00a0were\u00a0struck\u00a0by Iranian fire, according to reports. 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