Washington, April 3 -- President Donald Trump has withheld details regarding the potential US response should a missing crew member, forced to eject over Iran, be harmed or captured, The Independent reported.

The President declined to specify a course of action during a brief telephone interview on Friday. When questioned by The Independent about the measures he might take if the airman is mistreated by Iranian forces, Trump stated, "Well, I can't comment on it because we hope that's not going to happen."

The tension surrounding this search is compounded by further claims from Tehran, as the Iranian military asserted that its forces also successfully targeted and downed a US A-10 aircraft, according to a report by Al Jazeera. This claim...