A U.S. airman downed over Iran has been recovered after a fierce firefight near Dehdasht — but he is still in Iranian territory.

Iran searches for a missing US pilot after two aircraft were downed on Apr 4, 2026; Brent rose ~1.6% and the Strait of Hormuz handles ~30% of seaborne oil (IEA).

Footage has emerged of armed Iranian men shooting at US helicopters as the search for a missing pilot continues. Meanwhile, the speaker of Iran's parliament has mocked Donald Trump in a post on X. Fol...

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In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), embodied artificial intelligence presents transformative opportunities for robotic manipulation tasks. Ultrasound imaging, a widely used and cost-effective medical diagnostic procedure, faces challenges due to the global shortage of professional sonographers. To address this issue, we propose USPilot, an embodied robotic assistant ultrasound system powered by an LLM-based framework to enable autonomous ultrasound acquisition. USPilot is designed to function as a virtual sonographer, capable of responding to patients' ultrasound-related queries and performing ultrasound scans based on user intent. By fine-tuning the LLM, USPilot demonstrates a deep understanding of ultrasound-specific questions and tasks. Furthermore, USPilot incorporates an LLM-enhanced Graph Neural Network (GNN) to manage ultrasound robotic APIs and serve as a task planner. Experimental results show that the LLM-enhanced GNN achieves unprecedented accuracy in task planning on public datasets. Additionally, the system demonstrates significant potential in autonomously understanding and executing ultrasound procedures. These advancements bring us closer to achieving autonomous and potentially unmanned robotic ultrasound systems, addressing critical resource gaps in medical imaging.

Defence analyst Marina Miron tells Al Jazeera that a critical 72-hour window is underway to rescue the missing F-15E crew member in Iran.

Anaalyst warns the downed U.S. fighter jet signals a new, more dangerous phase of the Iran war — with civilian infrastructure targeted.

New CNN poll: Donald Trump has the worst independent approval of any second-term president—nearly 10 points below Richard Nixon.

Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson tells MSNBC the Iran war is America’s worst geopolitical disaster ever, warning Trump has no exit strategy.

A US fighter jet shot down over Iran, with analysts warning rescue efforts are highly risky and unlikely to alter Trump’s war stance.

Military pilots said F-15 crew member would be trying to hide for as long as possible from the Iranian military