Iran offers citizens £50,000 reward to hand over missing US fighter jet pilot

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4 Apr 2026 • 2:39 AM MYT
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  • Residents in Iran have been offered a reward if they hand over any “enemy pilot” following the downing of a US F-15 fighter jet.
  • One crew member was rescued after Iran shot down the US aircraft Friday, but a second pilot is still missing.
  • Iranian state news issued pleas for citizens to search for and capture the pilot and bring them to police alive.
  • Outlets have reported that the governor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province promised a reward of 10 billion tomans (around £50,000) for anyone who hands over the “criminal American pilot.”
  • The crash comes amid reports that ceasefire talks between Iran and the US have hit a dead end, with Iran refusing to meet with US negotiators despite President Donald Trump’s threats of more mayhem if the country doesn’t “make a deal.”

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