Uddrag fra internationale medier og Zerohedge:
- Second downed pilot recovered after US Special Forces raid and firefight inside Iran.
- Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Oil Ministry Complex After Iran Drone Strike
- President Trump reminds Iran of deal timeline, threatens “all hell will reign down” if time runs out.
- Israel launched heavy strikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian air-defense and ballistic-missile sites, while a projectile also hit the perimeter of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant
- The U.S. military continued search operations for an American airman who ejected after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran
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US Special Forces Recover 2nd Downed Pilot
We have now witnessed an initial ‘boots on the ground’ moment as a high risk US special forces raid and aerial operation has recovered the second crew member from the downed F-15E jet, which was shot down in Iran on Saturday. US officials have confirmed that the downed pilot from the F-15E jet has been “recovered” in Iran following a “heavy firefight” – according to Al Jazeera, Axios, and others.
Per Axios: “The shootdown was a nightmare scenario for the U.S. military, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also racing to locate the missing U.S. officer in southwest Iran over the past 36 hours. Both crew members were rescued in special forces operations inside Iran.”
The report continues, “One of the U.S. officials said Saturday’s operation was conducted by a specialized commando unit with a high volume of air cover, that the U.S. forces unleashed a hail of heavy fire, and that all of the forces were now out of Iran.”
Former Ranger/Special Forces veteran turned journalist Jack Murphy first broke the story late Saturday night. His investigative reporting on sensitive operations, particularly in Syria, has been previously featured by ZeroHedge. He writes:
Good news for once. F-15 WSO recovered alive. Was escaping and evading. Massive fire fight on tgt. Iranians were actively looking for him in the area.
He called the whole saga “dicey as hell” but says late into the night (US time) that all American forces are now out of harm’s way…
President Trump issued a statement on Truth Social: “WE GOT HIM!…”
More from Jack Murphy…
Intense Clashes Reported Between US and Iranian Forces Over Search And Rescue Of Downed F-15 Crew Member
There are intense clashes underway according to unconfirmed reports, between US and Iranian forces in Southwestern Iran, in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces, related to rescue operations for our downed F-15 crew member who contrary to multiple rumors, has not been extracted yet.
The video below shows fighting between USAF CSAR teams and IRGC Basij militants attempting to capture the second F-15E crew member.
According to unconfirmed reports, the IRGC has sent a special team to the region, and heavy clashes between them and the U.S. Army are ongoing.
