The US Army safely evacuated its pilot from Iranian soil. President Donald Trump may have claimed that no one died in this rescue operation, but Iran’s claims are telling something else. It is being claimed that after the rescue operation was over, the American Army had to destroy its own aircraft. Iran says that during the rescue operation to save the American pilot, 5 people were killed and many enemy aircraft were destroyed.
US claims, destroyed its own aircraft
According to the Wall Street Journal report, an American official said, ‘This operation involved two MC-130J aircraft used for secret infiltration and outside enemy lines. The planes were stuck during the mission. However, no information was given about how this happened. The official said that both the planes had to be destroyed so that they could not fall into the hands of Iran.
Speaker of Iranian Parliament made fun of America
Making fun of America, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf shared a picture of the destroyed planes on social media. He wrote, ‘If the United States gets three more such victories, it will be completely ruined.’ The Iranian army had started a large-scale search operation to find the missing American pilot. Iran had announced a reward of $60,000 for any information leading to his capture. However, the US Army carried out the military operation by safely evacuating its pilot.
Iran claims America’s C-130 aircraft shot down
Ibrahim Zolfagri, spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters operated under the IRGC, said that Iran shot down two enemy Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 support plane, killing 5 people. Trump said, ‘This is the first time in the history of the US military that two American pilots have been rescued separately over enemy territory. We will never leave any American warfighter behind. This once again proves that we have achieved tremendous air dominance and superiority over the Iranian skies.