US EditionIran says several 'enemy aircraft' destroyed during US pilot rescue mission
Iran claims its forces destroyed U.S. aircraft during a pilot rescue operation, with state media reporting five casualties, while the U.S. confirmed the pilot's safe recovery.
- On Sunday, The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it shot down a United States Military aircraft involved in a search and rescue operation for a missing F-15 crew member.
- Iranian and American personnel conducted search operations after the F-15E Strike Eagle went down Friday amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.
- President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday the military successfully rescued the second crew member, calling it the "most daring" operation, while Iran claimed to have struck three separate aircraft.
- State-Linked media shared images of smoke supporting the downing claim, though the AP could not independently verify reports that Iranian tribesmen opened fire on helicopters during the operation.
- President Donald Trump maintains a 48-hour deadline for Iran to open THE HORMUZ STRAIT amid broader regional tensions that have killed more than 1,900 people since the conflict began.
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Iran says US aircraft destroyed during recovery mission for missing service member
An Iranian news outlet on Sunday reported that multiple U.S. aircraft were destroyed during the mission to rescue a stranded American service member in Iran. The Iranian Fars News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that two C-130 aircraft and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed during the mission. …
The Iranian army claimed Sunday that the United States used an abandoned airport near the city of Isfahan for a military operation to recover an American pilot lost after his aircraft was recovered. Iran's article claims that the US used an abandoned airport near Isfahan for the rescue operation of an American pilot appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
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