TEL AVIV, Israel — The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in Iran, a day after the Islamic Republic shot down a U.S. warplane and promised a reward for whoever turns in the pilot. The plane, identified by Iran as a F-15E Strike Eagle, was one of two attacked Friday, with one service member rescued. It was the first time the United States lost aircraft in Iranian territory during the war, now in its sixth week, and could add pressure on the Trump administration to end the fighting. The war, which began with joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Feb. 28, has killed thousands, shaken global markets, cut off key shipping routes and spiked fuel prices. It shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region. The downing of the American planes came two days after U.S. President Donald Trump said in a national address that the United States has “beaten and completely decimated Iran.” The U.S. and Israel had boasted that Iran’s air defenses were obliterated. But on Saturday, an apparent Iranian drone d
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