💥 IAF STRIKES IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE AND MISSILE INFRASTRUCTURE
The Israeli Air Force struck more than 120 Iranian regime targets in central and western Iran over the past 24 hours.
Those targets included IRGC ballistic missile array sites, UAV production and launch facilities, and air defense systems that threatened Israeli fighter jets. Their dismantling contributes to maintaining Israeli air superiority over Iran.
🇺🇸 U.S. FORCES RESCUE SECOND DOWNED F-15 CREW MEMBER IN IRAN: U.S. President Trump announced that U.S. special forces rescued the second crew member of the F-15 aircraft shot down over Iran.
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: "WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue. At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine. This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation. This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies. This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!"
♟️ DISINFORMATION, IRANIAN CLAIMS, AND U.S. CONCERNS AROUND THE RESCUE OPERATION: A U.S. official told Fox News that Washington launched a disinformation campaign to make Tehran believe the missing pilot had already been found before he was actually rescued.
Before the announcement, Tasnim cited an Iranian military source claiming U.S. forces were striking areas in southwest Iran where the missing pilot may have been located and saying Iran would not confirm whether the pilot was in its custody.
The Iranian General Staff, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said the enemy’s attempts to rescue the downed pilot had failed. Sources told The Wall Street Journal that U.S. forces used drones to attack Iranians who approached the pilot before the rescue, and U.S. officials told the paper they were concerned Iran would seek major concessions if it captured him.
❗️ NEW IRANIAN CLAIM OF ANOTHER U.S. AIRCRAFT DOWNING: Iranian Fars News Agency claimed that a U.S. C-130 aircraft was shot down by a tactical unit of the Iranian National Police Command, FARAJA.
🔸 DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE CONTINUES IN PARALLEL: The Wall Street Journal, citing European officials, reported that President Trump’s threats are a negotiating tactic to pressure allies to help on Iran.
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