India, April 5 -- A second crew member of the US fighter jet which was shot down over Iran was rescued and exfiltrated "safely out of Iran" on Sunday. US President Donald Trump confirmed the rescue operation for the crew member of the F-15E Strike Eagle which was downed on Friday, saying "we got him."

Trump said that the US military had "pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in US History," adding that the rescued airman was "safe and sound."

Search-and-rescue efforts had already ed to the rescue of one crew member, while the condition of the other had not been known. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role aircraft typically operated by a two-person crew.

A US government official told Al Jazeera the second airma...