Iran's military said on Sunday (April 5, 2026) that the U.S. operation to rescue a missing airman from a downed American fighter jet used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.
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"The so-called U.S. military rescue operation, planned as a deception and escape mission at an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan under the pretext of recovering the pilot of a downed aircraft, was completely foiled," said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the military's central command, Khatam Al-Anbiya.
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He added that "two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed" during the operation.
