WASHINGTON: The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision. Under the cover of darkness, US commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 2,000m ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist t

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision.

The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision. Under cover of darkness, US commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 7,000‑foot ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist to safety, moving him toward a secret rendezvous point before dawn on Sunday.

A US rescue mission in Iran to save a downed pilot faced near disaster when aircraft malfunctioned, risking commandos behind enemy lines. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Daijiworld Media Network - Washington Washington, Apr 5: President Donald Trump announced the successful rescue of the second crew member of a F-15E fighter jet shot down over Iran, calling it one of the most daring search-and-rescue missions in recent military history. “WE GOT HIM!” Trump posted on Truth Social .....

The airman, a weapon systems officer, was wounded after the ejection but could still walk, reportedly evading capture in the mountains for more than a day.

The airman, a weapon systems officer, was wounded after the ejection but could still walk, reportedly evading capture in the mountains for more than a day.

US President Donald Trump repeated his threat to strike Iranian infrastructure hard on if Tehran it does not open the Strait of Hormuz, using explosive language hours after announcing that US forces rescued the second crew member of a downed F-15 fighter jet in a high-risk mission.

That operation should remove any last shreds of doubt about America’s dominance and superiority in the Iran war.

Rescue teams continue to search early on April 4 for a US crew member missing after their fighter jet was brought down over Iran, one of two American forces planes reportedly knocked out of the sky in the region a day earlier.

A US crew member has been rescued by American forces after a jet fighter was shot down over Iran, a US official told RFE/RL, and the search is ongoing for a second, in the first known loss of an American plane to hostile fire since the war began.

A daring two-day mission saw US forces overcome hostile terrain and enemy fire to recover a stranded airman in Iran

Retired Navy captain and former Pentagon official Brent Sadler says the daring rescue of a downed U.S. airman in Iran sends a powerful warning to Tehran's leadership.