U.S. Rescues Pilot in Iran, Denies Claims

0:00President Trump just announced the U.S. pulled off a bold rescue of a downed fighter pilot deep inside Iran after his jet went down last weekend, though. Rugged southwest province of Kokoluya and Boye Ahmad. Special forces grabbed him Friday in broad daylight, even though he was wounded from ejecting, but still mobile enough to evade capture. The pilot relied on his survival training kit radio beacon, water, food, pistol to stay hidden while hiking steep ridges of to 7,000 feet. CIA pinpointed him in a mountain crevice with some deception tricks to throw off Iranian searchers, then dozens of aircraft and hundreds of troops, including Navy SEALs swooped in for the extract as enemy forces closed in. Social media blew up right away with fake images and wild claims while Iranians mobilized locals and tribes to hunt him down, turning the mountains into a high-stakes race. Trump says no American lives lost and the pilot will recover despite serious injuries. Iran's military calls the whole thing foiled, claiming they wrecked two C-130 transport

1:05planes and black hawk helicopters at an old airport, showing charred wreckage on state TV. U.S. sources say they blew up the stuck planes themselves, and local officials report five dead and seven wounded from clashes, but deny any U.S. landing. Trump hinted at another secret pilot rescue inside Iran, too, kept quiet to protect this one amid reports of an A-10 attack jet down Friday with its pilot's safe in Kuwait, with tensions spiking and warnings flying. This fog of war shows no signs of clearing anytime soon. People news, powered by AI. This is Vancouver News Today.