Amidst the fierce war going on between America and Iran, the US Air Force has performed such a courageous feat, which has made its place in the pages of history. To save one of its fighter pilots who had fallen on enemy soil, America used all its strength and successfully carried out a seemingly impossible search and rescue operation. On Monday night, US President Donald Trump, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe shared the hair-raising story of this ‘super secret’ mission with the world.
Pilot of F-15 fighter jet had fallen in Iran
In fact, during this war, Iran had shot down a very advanced F-15 fighter jet of America. There were two Weapon Systems Officers (pilots) on board this fighter plane, one of whom fell directly on Iranian soil after being ejected. Getting an American soldier trapped in the enemy’s stronghold was no less than a big danger, but the American army did not give up.
CIA created ‘master plan’, misled Iranians
During the press conference held at the White House, John Ratcliffe, director of the intelligence agency CIA, said that America used its most cutting-edge technology and human resources to find this pilot, which no other intelligence agency in the world has.
Deception Op: Ratcliffe revealed that the CIA also ran a ‘deceit operation’ to conceal the real operation, so that Iranian troops would be completely misled in their search for the pilot.
Like finding grain in the desert: He described the mission as being as difficult as “looking for a grain in the desert”.
This trick of CIA embarrassed the Iranians. However, for security reasons Ratcliffe refused to answer any questions about the technology used in this operation.
Trump’s words: Blood soaked pilots and echo of 21 planes
President Donald Trump shared the hair-raising moments of this rescue operation. He said that generally during war, especially when the enemy is very powerful, it is very difficult to risk the lives of 200 soldiers to save one soldier. But America took this risk.
Deploying 21 fighter planes: The US military landed 21 military aircraft in enemy (Iran) airspace, many of which were flying at very low altitudes to avoid radar.
Pilot’s Struggle: Trump said that the pilot was badly injured and he was bleeding profusely.
Iran had kept the reward: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) were chasing him like crazy and had also announced a huge reward to the local people for capturing the American pilot.
Rock Climbing: To escape hijacking and being taken hostage, the injured pilot used his training and climbed a very high cliff. He himself gave first aid to his wounds.
‘We do not leave any of our soldiers behind’
President Trump said in an emotional but strict tone that it was very difficult to take this decision. More than 100 of our soldiers could have been killed in this operation. Our fighter planes were fired upon at very close range. But the American Army has only one principle – “We leave no soldier behind”.
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