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(Bloomberg) — The US continued search-and-rescue operations for a crew member from an F-15E fighter jet shot down by Iran on Friday, as Tehran kept up attacks on Gulf Arab states.

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A second US combat plane reportedly crashed in the Persian Gulf the same day. The incidents mark a significant blow for Washington as the war enters its sixth week with energy prices rising and little sign that Iran will back down or reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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On Saturday, a US-Israeli strike targeting the perimeter of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant left one security staff member dead, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The main sections of the facility, where Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom has workers, were unaffected, Tasnim said.

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Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at Arab Gulf states and Israel. Dubai authorities reported that debris from an aerial interception fell on the facade of an Oracle Corp. building in Dubai Internet City on Saturday morning. They also reported debris falling on a building in the nearby Dubai Marina area. No fire or injuries were reported.

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Iranian media reported more missiles strikes against Israel the same day.

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The downing of the US jet came after US President Donald Trump said in a primetime speech on Wednesday that Iran had “no anti-aircraft equipment.” His military commanders, as well as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have previously touted US air superiority over Iranian territory.

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It’s the first known combat loss of a US or Israeli plane since the two countries began attacking Iran on Feb. 28. Still, three US aircraft were downed by friendly fire in Kuwait early in the war, with others destroyed or damaged at airbases by Iranian drone and missile strikes.

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The US rescued one of the F-15 crew members, according to an American official who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information. The status of the second person is unclear and Iranian media said Tehran offered a reward of about $66,000 to citizens who “capture the pilot alive.”

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Trump declined to discuss the search-and-rescue operations in an interview with NBC News on Friday. He said the events wouldn’t affect any peace negotiations with Iran, according to a reporter who spoke to him on a call.

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The lone pilot of the second plane — an A-10 Warthog — was safely rescued, the New York Times reported.

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Iran has continued to hit key energy infrastructure in the past two days.

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The UAE’s largest natural gas processing facility, Habshan, suspended operations after debris from a projectile interception sparked a fire. A drone attack set ablaze Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery, which can process almost 350,000 barrels a day of crude.

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The United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is a member, said it detected 69 projectiles fired from Iran on Friday, including 47 drones and 18 ballistic missiles. That was the highest number of projectiles since March 8, according to data published by UAE authorities. The UAE, like other Gulf states and Israel, has intercepted the vast majority of Iranian attacks.