US rescues missing airman shot down in Iran

President Trump says the US military has rescued the American airman who went missing in southern Iran after an F-15 fighter jet was shot down on Friday. Posting on social media, Mr Trump said the military had pulled off one of the most daring search and rescue operations in US history.

Also in the programme: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants 80% of Syrians living in Germany to return to their home country within the next three years; and at the age of 77, a curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC has become an unexpected social media star using Gen-Z internet slang.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Bel Trew, Chief International Correspondent for the Independent news publication; and Ryan Heath, Australian journalist and moderator.

(Photo: An F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for a combat flight in support of Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, 15 March 2026. Credit: US Air Force/Handout via Reuters)