Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has publicly mocked the United States over its search for a missing pilot following the downing of an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet. During a military operation, one crew member was successfully rescued, but the second remains unaccounted for. Ghalibaf's sarcastic remarks highlighted a perceived decline in US military objectives, suggesting that their focus has shifted from regime change to locating their pilots. This incident is compounded by claims from Iranian military sources that they also downed a US A-10 aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz, although these assertions have not been verified. The downed F-15E, which is typically operated by a two-person crew, is the first US aircraft to be shot down over Iran during the ongoing conflict. As search and rescue operations continue, the US military has not provided any official updates regarding the crash or the status of the missing pilot.