American commandos carried out a risky mission in Iran to extract an injured crew member who bailed out when a U.S. fighter jet was shot down on Friday.
An Air Force weapons officer whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. Special Operations forces in a risky Saturday night mission that took commandos deep into enemy territory, said current and former U.S. officials briefed on the operation.
President Trump confirmed in a social media post just after midnight that the stranded officer had been brought out of Iran safely by U.S. forces. “He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,” Mr. Trump said. He added that there were no U.S. casualties.
Replacement aircraft were needed. Story keeps getting more remarkable.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 A senior U.S. military official just called this one of the most complex special operations missions in American history
The details that are emerging are extraordinary.
Two transport planes got stuck at a remote base inside Iran after the WSO was recovered.
Commanders… https://t.co/onNhJ5nlQ9 pic.twitter.com/7CiKlFjQ2i
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