US Rescue in Iran: Daring Op, Iranian Backlash

0:00On April 5th, U.S. forces pulled off a bold rescue in Iran, saving the second airman from a downed F-15E fighter jet. President Trump called it one of the most daring search and rescue ops in American history, announcing it with a big, we got him. Shout out on Truth Social, late Saturday night. The jet went down Friday morning after ejecting both crew members, the pilot got picked up secretly just hours later to keep things under wraps. The Colonel, a weapon systems officer, hunkered down behind enemy lines in those rugged Iranian mountains, using survival training to dodge patrols. And signal for help as hunters closed in. Iranians put up a $60,000 bounty, rally locals and tribes with rifles to hunt him down, and broadcast taunts like, shoot them if you. See them. Their embassy gloted over the wreckage, calling the stealth jet scrap metal, while their speaker mocked Trump online about losing pilots. Trump also shared footage of U.S. strikes taking out top Iranian revolutionary garcore commanders that same day.

1:03The rescue sparked a fierce firefight, no U.S. losses, but plenty of Iranian casualties, and came amid chaos like a downed A-10 warhog and damaged. Rescue choppers. Both airmen are safe and sound now, turning a tense two-day hunt into a win for the U.S. in this escalating conflict.