Iran has claimed responsibility for shooting down two US warplanes. Two American crewmembers were rescued and one airman remains missing after a F-15E Strike Eagle went down over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and an A-10 Warthog crashed into the Gulf, according to US media reports.

The Israel–US–Iran conflict has shaken global energy markets, choked vital shipping lanes like the Strait of Hormuz, and pushed crude oil prices to multi-year highs. This compelled Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) to announce a sharp upward revision of maximum retail fuel prices, on April 3.

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Iranians took to the streets in Tehran to celebrate what authorities described as a major military success.

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Iranian officials said the downing of the aircraft demonstrates that Tehran still has the capability to confront US and Israeli forces, despite the Trump administration’s claims that the country’s military infrastructure has been severely damaged.

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The incidents mark a significant escalation in the conflict, with search and rescue operations under way for the missing US crewmember.

Read, here, what is known about the latest developments.