US and Iranian forces are racing to recover a missing crew member after an American F-15 warplane was shot down inside Iran. It is the first US jet lost over Iranian soil since the war began.

Iran claimed it downed the jet, while US media reported one of two crew members has been rescued. An Iranian TV channel has offered a "valuable reward" for the capture of the missing pilot.

The war erupted more than a month ago after US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader, triggering region-wide conflict. President Trump said the downing would not affect negotiations: "No, not at all. No, it's war."

Iran has virtually blocked the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes.

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