Nigeria, April 4 -- The United States and Israel's war on Iran entered its sixth week on Saturday with no prospect of a ceasefire in sight.

Tehran claimed responsibility for shooting down two American military aircraft and rejected a United States proposal for a temporary halt to hostilities.

Iran said it downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and an A-10 Warthog over the Gulf in what officials in Tehran described as proof that the country's military capabilities remain formidable despite weeks of sustained bombardment.

Two American crew members were rescued, while one airman remained missing, triggering a major search and rescue operation, according to United States media reports confirmed by the Wh...