@J_Brown4Palest @JeffChanceUSA @BarakRavid Yeah the goat humpers defeated the USA and kept the two pilots for display. Enough? 😀
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🚨A senior Trump administration official told me that prior to locating the weapons systems officer and the U.S. military rescue operation, the CIA first launched a deception campaign spreading word inside Iran that U.S. forces had already found him and were moving him on the ground for exfiltration out of the country
🚨The official said the CIA used its unique capabilities to search for - and find - the weapons systems officer. "This was the ultimate needle in a haystack but in this case it was a brave American soul inside a mountain crevice, invisible but for CIA's capabilities", the official said
🚨According to the official the CIA immediately shared the pilot's exact location with the Pentagon, the U.S. military and The White House
🚨The President ordered an immediate rescue mission, which the Pentagon executed, with the CIA continuing to provide real time information in support of this mission, the official said
Barak Ravid@BarakRavid
🚨🚨🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷U.S. special forces rescued the second crew member of the F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, three U.S. officials told me. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/04/05/ira…
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@J_Brown4Palest @BarakRavid They are not going to give all details..
The pilot is out..thats what matters.
Your side Iran lost in propaganda war today.
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@clear_winner @BarakRavid This is ridiculous. They land the planes first like it was nothing. Then rescue the so called pilot after a fire fight. And then make time, under fire, to blow up their own planes. Do you think that we are idiots or something?
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@BarakRavid @lookner So the piece of shit rapist Trump almost lost another human in his illegal war.
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@BarakRavid Why in the hell would they leave their planes in Iran to blown them up? Something is real off with this story. Trump is lying. They are all lying
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@TheTeamHousePod @JackMurphyRGR It was known way before Jack, other ex military were commenting.
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You should credit @JackMurphyRGR for getting it first. (5 hours ago)
Jennifer Griffin@JenGriffinFNC
Fox News can confirm that the 2nd crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from behind enemy lines in Iran are all safely out of Iran. That according to two senior US officials and multiple well placed sources in the region. The Weapons Systems Officer ejected along with the pilot when their F15E Strike Eagle they were flying was struck Thursday night (early Friday local time) in southwest Iran. The WSO used the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) training to evade capture, hiding on an elevated ridge after hiking away from the wreckage and putting out an emergency beacon.) US Special Operations rescue forces to include PJs (United States Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs) and many layers of elite rescue forces took part in the complex, layered mission to both find the crew member and also keep the Iranian forces who were hunting the American weapons system operator at bay. There are videos that have appeared from local eyewitnesses that show what appear to have been injured and dead Iranian members of the IRGC and Basij who were looking for the downed American crew member. Fox has learned there was fighting on the ground but no Americans killed during the operation. “It was a very complex operation to retrieve the downed service member,” a well placed source briefed on the operation told me. Many different branches of the US military were involved in the rescue. Fox News can confirm the A10 Warthog that crashed Friday was involved in providing cover for the rescue teams searching for the pilot. That A10 crashed in Kuwait (first reported by ABC Friday) but the A10 pilot managed to eject safely and was rescued. There was destruction of aircraft which have sensitive equipment on board, I am told, all part of this complex CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) mission. The F15E was pretty much destroyed on impact. Two rescue helicopters were hit by enemy fire on Friday and crew members onboard were injured by enemy fire but managed to make it out of Iran. There were a lot of elements to this rescue, I am told.
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Wheels up all friendlies out. C130 got a wheel stuck in the sand at the FARP and a Delta element had to come in and blow it in place. Whole op sounds dicey as hell but they pulled it off. Goodnight.
Jack Murphy@JackMurphyRGR
Good news for once. F-15 WSO recovered alive. Was escaping and evading. Massive fire fight on tgt. Iranians were actively looking for him in the area.
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@clear_winner @hey_itsmyturn Jennifer Griffin from Fox News just reported that they are safe and out of Iran
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@sarahadams @DrEliDavid Al Jazeera is claiming the pilot is recovered but still in Iran.
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@DrEliDavid They weren’t approved to release, that’s not the same as it not being accurate. Let them enjoy the victory of their teammates.
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🚨 Breaking: Official Instagram account of the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Recruiting is confirming the successful rescue of the F-15 weapons system officer was 👇
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@JimCollinsJr @TonySeruga Now they are claiming they have recovered but still in Iran
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FACT: Neither the White House, Pentagon, nor CENTCOM has issued a detailed on-the-record public comment or statement that directly confirms the downing of the US F-15E Strike Eagle over Iran, describes the circumstances of the loss, or provides specifics on the rescues or ongoing search for the second crew member.
White House: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has repeatedly stated that President Trump has been briefed on the incident. This is the primary (and essentially only) public acknowledgment from the White House. Trump himself has made brief remarks in other contexts (e.g., saying the incident “won’t affect negotiations” with Iran or issuing unrelated ultimatums about the Strait of Hormuz), but he has declined to comment directly on the search-and-rescue operation or provide details.
Pentagon: No public statement or response to media requests for comment. The Pentagon has privately notified Congress (e.g., the House Armed Services Committee) about “an aircraft being shot down” and the unknown status of a second service member, but has released nothing publicly.
CENTCOM: No statement on this specific incident. In the days prior to and for earlier Iranian claims of shootdowns, CENTCOM issued public denials (e.g., “All U.S. fighter aircraft are accounted for” or calling claims “false”). Nothing similar has been posted for the April 3 F-15E event.
This aligns with standard operational security (OPSEC) during a high-risk, ongoing Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission deep in hostile territory, especially while the second crew member remains unaccounted for. Public confirmation could aid Iranian forces or locals in their efforts to locate or capture personnel.
All substantive details — including confirmation that the aircraft was an F-15E, that one crew member (reportedly the pilot) was rescued and extracted, and that the search continued for the second (weapons systems officer) through today— have come exclusively from anonymous or background US officials speaking to major news outlets (CNN, NYT, Reuters, CBS, Military Times, etc.). Iranian-released debris imagery has also been analyzed by independent sources as consistent with an F-15E.
The situation remains fluid and sensitive, with the search now entering its second full day amid reports of ground fire on rescue helicopters. A more formal public statement from US officials is more likely once the rescue phase fully concludes or operational risks decrease.
Tony Seruga@TonySeruga
The second F-15 crew member has been rescued alive and is save. Massive gunfight at the site of the rescue. I’ve been waiting patiently for a video of the gunfight but it’s taking a while. I will post it the moment it is authenticated.
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@BasedMaryKay @willchamberlain Al Jazeera reported..so take it what it maybbe
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@willchamberlain Can ANYONE confirm this? Praying it's true, but so many conflicting reports.
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I cannot WAIT for the Trump speech from the East Room
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Toby has excellent military sources. You should read his great book FIRST CASUALTY if you’re into military nonfiction.
Toby Harnden@tobyharnden
The missing WSO from the shot-down USAF F-15E is now safe and back in American hands. An officer involved in monitoring the CSAR in southern Iran describing the aviator’s incredible tenacity: “He evaded up a 7k ridge. They’ve been schwackin’ dudes chasing him all day. Was nuts.” #iran #csar
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@clear_winner @RealCynicalFox bro iranians are posting video game footage as real get the fuck outta here with this bullshit
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In my personal opinion:
Anyone with controlled information, civilian or military, making substantive unauthorized statements about the downed aircrew or any activity associated with their current status should be prosecuted to full extent of the law.
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@hey_itsmyturn @Ogiel23 Is the pilot rescued yet or is the fight still ongoing?
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@Ogiel23 @clear_winner You understand I'm talking about Iranians right? KIA ones are Iranian, cameraman is Iranian, the rest in the scene: also Iranian.
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@ 1:26: Parts of the body clearly burnt, shirt torn and burnt. Certainly due to an explosion.
Vahid Online@Vahid
این ویدیو با شرح 'مواجه شدن با اجساد چند نفر که پی خلبان آمریکایی بودند' داره پخش میشه. چیز خاصی در اون دیده نمیشه و نمیدونم درسته یا نه. به نظر میرسه که از روی سلاح اینطور برداشت کردند که اجساد متعلق به افرادی نظامی هستند و میگن لباس شخصی هستند. یکشنبه ۱۶ فروردین #Iran
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@Runnholden @mobarez_nastooh Seems they are lacking sense to go go a conflict zone.
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@mobarez_nastooh چرا همه مردم یک جور قضاوت میکنید؟؟؟
مگه مردم احمق هستند؟؟
خیلی ها رفتند بیرون تا حرکت نیروهای سپاه و بسیج کند کنند
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فوری: خبرهایی از دهدشت به گوش می رسد که عده ای از مزدوران سپاه پاسداران و عده ای عشایر بخاطر گرفتن جایزه به محل اختفای خلبان هواپیمای اف 15 نزدیک شده اند که یک هواپیمای A10 از راه میرسد و همه را به خاک و خون میکشد.
الان بیمارستان دهدشت پر شده از لاشه متعفن عده ای که هوس گرفتن جایزه داشته اند.
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@1Mikeg1 @NadavPollak Hamas did it for 10 years..shooting a few drones and missiles from hidden areas is cheap.
Houthis do it.
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In any ending scenario to this war, I have a feeling the Mossad is going to need extra resources to make sure that:
1. #Iran doesn’t break out to a bomb
2. To take advantage of Iran’s weaker control over its population to start making plans for a real regime change.
This regime will survive in the short term, and it will be one of Mossad’s missions to help whoever needs help to topple it
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@TBrit90 This will good practice for a ground operation..US has gotten a bit rusty after GWOT gen retired
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You have to respect western CSAR doctrine. The US is waging a mini ground war relatively deep within Iran to rescue a single aircrew.
C Schmitz@chrisschmitz
With sizeable information flow right now, here is the latest version of the WSO Search map. Some details in reply on the location and sources. cc @hey_itsmyturn
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