American special operations forces braved Iranian airspace and fierce firefights to rescue both crew members of an F-15E fighter jet downed by Iranian air defenses.
THE BIG STORY
CIA ran a deception effort inside Iran, pushing a false narrative that the downed airman had already been found and was being moved on the ground.
While Iranian forces chased that story, the CIA identified his real location in the mountains and passed it to… https://t.co/8ZV1EYUFFL pic.twitter.com/i803IOjxHt
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 5, 2026
