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The United States rescued an airman caught behind force lines after Iran changeable down his F-15 combatant jet, the authorities said early connected Sunday (April 5, 2026), resolving a large situation for President Donald Trump with the war connected Iran successful its sixth week.
“Over the past respective hours, the United States Military pulled off 1 of the astir daring Search and Rescue Operations successful U.S. History,” according to a statement from Mr. Trump posted by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt connected X.
Mr. Trump said the unit subordinate was injured but “he volition be conscionable fine.”
The airman was the 2nd subordinate of a two-person unit of an F-15 that Iran said connected Friday was brought down by its aerial defenses. Reuters reported connected Friday that the archetypal subordinate of the unit had been recovered, triggering a high-profile hunt for remaining airman by both Iran and the United States.
