Bangladesh, April 5 -- A U.S. service member who went missing after Iran shot down an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet on Friday has been rescued, President Donald Trump announced on social media Sunday. A second crew member had been rescued earlier.

Trump said the rescued aviator was injured but "will be just fine." He described a massive search-and-rescue operation involving "dozens of aircraft" and 24-hour monitoring of the service member's location. This was the first U.S. aircraft lost in Iranian territory since the conflict began in late February.

The downing occurred amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. Trump renewed his threat for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday or face severe retaliation. In response, Iran's Gen. Ali...