US fighter jet shot down over Iran, Bitcoin wavers as geopolitical risk escalates
US fighter jet shot down over Iran, Bitcoin wavers as geopolitical risk escalates
A US fighter jet, identified by CNN analysis as an F-15, was shot down over Iran on April 3, with one crew member rescued, according to sources cited by CNN.The White House confirmed President Trump has been briefed, and Trump posted on X referencing reopening the Strait of Hormuz “with a little more time.”Bitcoin, already trading near $67,000 amid weeks of war-driven pressure, faces renewed downside risk as oil markets prepare to price in the latest escalation.