'We got him': Trump says missing US Jet crew in Iran rescued

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the successful rescue of a second crew member from a downed F-15E fighter jet in Iran, saying the airman had been exfiltrated “safely out of Iran” after a high-risk operation. "WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.The US military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the "most lethal weapons in the world", to retrieve the airman, a weapons system officer, at Trump's direction, he said.
"This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue," he said.
Trump further went on to say: "WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies.” Calling on Americans to take pride, he added, “We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World.”
The airman was the second member of a two-person crew of an F-15 jet that Iran said on Friday was brought down by its air defenses. Reuters reported on Friday that the first member of the crew had been recovered.
Meanwhile, Iranian state media, citing the governor of Kohgiluyeh County in southwestern Iran, reported that the Kouh Siah area was struck by a deadly missile attack earlier on Saturday, describing it as a “US-Israeli” operation. The missile strikes hit the telecommunications and IRIB broadcast tower of Kouh Siah in Dehdasht, killing four and injuring one, a deputy governor general of Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province told state media. The reported attack comes as search efforts are believed to be ongoing in the same region for an American aviator who went missing after ejecting from a fighter jet shot down over Iran. There has been no immediate confirmation from US or Israeli officials regarding the reported strike.