Israel provided intelligence assistance to the United States during an operation to rescue a stranded U.S. airman in Iran and halted its attacks in the area to facilitate the mission, an Israeli security official told Reuters.
The information comes hours after US rescued F-15E pilot who was onboard the fighter jet attacked by Iran. According to a report by AP, the service member had been missing since Friday, when Iran downed a US F-15E Strike Eagle. US President Donald Trump later confirmed the rescue, marking the recovery of both crew members aboard the aircraft.
Also read: Trump reveals how US saved the missing F-15 pilot from Iran’s grip in one of the ‘most daring ops in history’
He announced that a missing American service member shot down over Iran has been rescued, calling the mission “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History.”
“WE GOT HIM!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that the recovered officer, identified as a “highly respected Colonel”, is now “SAFE and SOUND” after being stranded “behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran.”
Trump said the pilot is injured but “will be just fine,” and added that he had taken refuge in mountainous terrain while US forces tracked his position. He said the military had been monitoring his location “24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue.”
Also read: Iran claims to down one US aircraft involved in rescue op for the missing F-15 crew member
Trump said the mission was carried out at his direction, with the US military deploying “dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World” to retrieve the officer.
“Over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History,” he said in a statement also shared by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Reuters had earlier reported that the first crew member had already been recovered, triggering a high-stakes search for the remaining airman by both the US and Iran.
“This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation,” Trump said.
The information comes hours after US rescued F-15E pilot who was onboard the fighter jet attacked by Iran. According to a report by AP, the service member had been missing since Friday, when Iran downed a US F-15E Strike Eagle. US President Donald Trump later confirmed the rescue, marking the recovery of both crew members aboard the aircraft.
Also read: Trump reveals how US saved the missing F-15 pilot from Iran’s grip in one of the ‘most daring ops in history’
He announced that a missing American service member shot down over Iran has been rescued, calling the mission “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History.”
“WE GOT HIM!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that the recovered officer, identified as a “highly respected Colonel”, is now “SAFE and SOUND” after being stranded “behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran.”
Trump said the pilot is injured but “will be just fine,” and added that he had taken refuge in mountainous terrain while US forces tracked his position. He said the military had been monitoring his location “24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue.”
Also read: Iran claims to down one US aircraft involved in rescue op for the missing F-15 crew member
Trump said the mission was carried out at his direction, with the US military deploying “dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World” to retrieve the officer.
“Over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History,” he said in a statement also shared by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Reuters had earlier reported that the first crew member had already been recovered, triggering a high-stakes search for the remaining airman by both the US and Iran.
“This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation,” Trump said.
