Event Brief
US Special Forces Rescue Airman in Iran Operation
Filed: Apr 05, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET
Summary: A daring rescue mission in Iran saved an airman after an F-15 was shot down, as Trump warns Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
WHO: US special forces
WHAT: rescued an airman
WHEN: Apr 05, 2026 at 6:23 PM ET
WHERE: Isfahan
WHY: Triggered by the airman's F-15 being shot down
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