US EditionCIA misled Iranian forces to enable Navy Seal rescue of injured US Airman
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced the successful rescue of the second F-15E Strike Eagle crew member, a "highly respected colonel," recovered overnight from mountainous terrain deep inside Iran.
- Iranian forces shot down the F-15E Strike Eagle on Friday, forcing both crew members to eject; the pilot was recovered shortly after, but the weapons systems officer remained missing and evaded capture for nearly two days.
- U.S. military forces executed the complex extraction using dozens of aircraft and special operations troops, while the CIA conducted a deception campaign that diverted Iranian units during an intense firefight to secure the colonel.
- President Trump will host a news conference Monday with military leaders to discuss the operation, while Iranian state media claimed the military "shot down" three U.S. aircraft—a claim U.S. Central Command has not confirmed.
- The rescue occurs as the U.S.-Iran war enters its sixth week; Trump has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening military action against energy infrastructure if demands are unmet.
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"The area where the U.S. pilot's presence has been reported is very far from the area" where U.S. forces conducted a rescue operation, said a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
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For more than 24 hours, the US military in Iran is looking for the weapons officer of a shot-down F-15. The rescue mission seems to be aggravated by an unusual radio message: "That sounded like something a Muslim would say," says US President Trump.
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