TEHRAN: Iran’s military said on Sunday that the US operation to rescue a missing airman from a downed American fighter jet used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province. “The so-called US 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.

Axios reported that US forces are actively seeking to recover the two pilots of the downed aircraft

The U.S. forces rescued at least one crew member after Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet Friday.

Israel's military suspended attacks in an area of Iran where a U.S. airman is believed to be lost.

Both crew members from the American fighter jet shot down by Iranian forces on Friday were rescued.

It comes after a frantic search-and-rescue operation.

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Desperate race to find F-15 crew member involved hundreds of troops while airman sought cover in mountainous territory

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TEHRAN: Iran’s military said on Sunday that the US operation to rescue a missing airman from a downed American fighter jet used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.…

The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

The rescued U.S. weapons specialist was the second of two crew members on an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet that Iran said had been hit by its air defenses.

The U.S. military plucked the downed fighter jet's pilot from behind enemy lines before rescuing a second service member hiding in the mountains.

WASHINGTON: 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…

Iran's military claims the U.S. rescue operation in Isfahan was a failed deception, resulting in the destruction of military aircraft.

One US crew member was rescued, and two helicopters involved in the subsequent search‑and‑rescue mission were struck by fire.

The US and Iran raced to recover the stranded airman first after air defences brought down an F-15E jet

President Donald Trump revealed details about the rescue mission of a US airman downed in Iran during a White House press conference on Monday, 6 April. When Trump asked General…