LBC callers react as Iran promises 'precious prize' for US pilot's capture
LBC callers predict what Trump will do if the US airman is captured by Iran as Tehran offers a 'precious prize'.
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As the race to rescue the missing US pilot from the downed fighter jet continues, LBC callers reflect on what this means for the conflict in Iran and predict what might happen as a result of this incident.
0:00 | Caller David says the US and Israel are getting ‘desperate’
4:12 | Caller John: ‘It would be good if Iran captured the pilot’
6:51 | Texters react to John’s ‘disgusting’ take
8:10 | Caller Billy reflects on Trump’s ‘firing from the hip comments’
9:03 | Caller Ahmed and Vanessa debate over Iranian protesters
11:29 | Caller Malcolm says it’s clear Iran will ‘fight to the death’
Iran is reportedly offering a ‘precious prize’ for the pilot's capture.
An anchor of a local channel of Iranian state television in Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province read the following announcement: "If you capture the enemy pilot or pilots alive and hand them over to the police, you will receive a precious prize."
The channel initially urged its viewers, if they saw Americans, to "shoot them as soon as you see them", but then changed its instructions to ask for co-operation, based on a police statement.