War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:- Iran hunts US pilot -Iranian authorities urged people living in the rugged southwest of the country to search for the crew of a downed US fighter jet, as state TV broadcast images of what was said to be the mangled remains of the plane. The New York Times quoted US and Israeli officials confirming the Iranian claims to have shot down a jet, and other major American outlets reported that US forces had launched a rescue operation.- Trump seeks $1.5 tn defense budget -