The loss of a US fighter jet over Iran and the hunt for the crew
Interview, Al Jazeera,
Dr Hellyer spoke to Al Jazeera on 4 April 2026 about the loss of a US fighter jet over Iran and the search for its crew. RUSI's page quotes him as saying American policy is centralised around very few people at the very top.
It's a very erratic time when we discuss policy at the American level as it's it really centred and centralised around very few people at the very top.
Cite this
H.A. Hellyer, interview, “The loss of a US fighter jet over Iran and the hunt for the crew,” Al Jazeera, 4 April 2026, https://www.rusi.org/news-and-comment/in-the-news/al-jazeera-loss-us-fighter-jet-over-iran-and-hunt-crew.
Hellyer, H.A. (2026, April 4). The loss of a US fighter jet over Iran and the hunt for the crew [Interview]. Al Jazeera. https://www.rusi.org/news-and-comment/in-the-news/al-jazeera-loss-us-fighter-jet-over-iran-and-hunt-crew
Get Dr Hellyer’s analysis by email
Arcs & Dis-Order: Where Dr Hellyer interprets the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the wider Arab world and Middle East region.