BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. A pipe manufacturing company in the Khuzestan province of southwestern Iran has announced a reward of 150 billion rials (approximately $94,600) to anyone who locates the pilots of the U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, alive, the statement of Iranian media says, Trend reports.
The company’s name has not been disclosed. Meanwhile, a businessman in Bushehr Province has pledged an additional personal reward of 10 billion rials (about $6,300) for the safe capture of the pilots.
Meanwhile, Iran announced today that a U.S. F35 fighter jet was downed over its territory.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran. The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S. facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.
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