US Airman Rescued from Deep Inside Iran After Firefight

In a bold and dangerous mission, US forces rescued an Air Force officer trapped in southern Iran following the downing of an F-15 fighter jet. The officer, identified only as a weapons systems officer and described as “seriously wounded,” evaded capture for two days in the hostile mountains of Iran before being retrieved under heavy security. The operation unfolded in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, with reports of a firefight between US and Iranian forces during the extraction. Iran has ye