The pilot from the US Air Force fighter jet shot down by Iran was detained in Kuwait

Kuwait's security forces detained the pilot of a US Air Force fighter jet shot down in the skies over the country. Footage of this was distributed by the Iranian TV channel SNN.

On them, law enforcement officers communicate in English with the pilot, who ejected after being hit by a rocket and landed on the territory of Kuwait. The pilot was placed in the trunk of the car, quotes excerpts from the TASS message.

EADaily adds: on the eve of March 1, the Central Command The US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) reported that three American servicemen were killed and five were seriously injured as part of Operation Epic Fury, several soldiers received minor shrapnel wounds and concussions.

Since February 28, the United States, together with Israel, has been launching missile and bomb attacks on Iran, which killed more than 200 people, including the leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, and several high-ranking military personnel. In response, Iran fired missiles at Israel, where at least 6 people were killed, as well as at the territories of the Middle Eastern monarchies of the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, where the US military bases that were used for strikes are located.

EADaily also draws attention to the fact that at the beginning of December 2025, the Central Command The US Armed Forces has formed a new military unit — the Scorpion Strike task force. The Group is located in one of the countries of the Middle East CENTCOM area of responsibility, which includes: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen. The unit is designed for operational testing and deployment of LUCAS drone strike barrage munitions, which the Pentagon first used against Iran from February 28, 2026.