Article by Viory
Footage released on Sunday captured the alleged wreckage of ‘enemy’ aircraft scattered on the ground, which the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had purportedly shot down in the southern province of Isfahan.
Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the wreckage.
The exact date and location of footage cannot be independently verified.
“The desperate efforts of the enemy, by the grace of Almighty God and divine assistance, and through timely actions and joint operations of the warriors of Islam in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the heroic Basij, and the law enforcement forces, to rescue their downed fighter pilot have been defeated. Enemy invading aircraft in southern Isfahan, including two Black Hawk helicopters and one C130 military transport plane, were hit and are burning in the wrath of the heroic warriors of Islam,” the IRGC said in a statement on Sunday.
It also claimed that ‘two Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 military transport plane were downed south of Isfahan’.
The United States has not commented on this allegation at the time of publication.
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the US military had pulled off the second pilot whose plane crashed in Iran on Friday, April 3, and he is now ‘safe and sound’.
“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 on the ‘Truth Social’ platform, noting that ‘dozens of aircraft’ conducted the rescue operation.
He underscored that this is the first time that two US pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in ‘enemy territory’.
Iranian officials called on the residents of the region of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in western Iran to help capture the crew of an F-35 stealth fighter after it was reportedly shot down. The authorities announced a ‘valuable reward’ for those who captured them with reports of downing two fighter jets on the same day.
Tensions flared in the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation on Iran on February 28, when diplomatic talks were taking place aimed at ‘undermining Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes’. Tehran then announced retaliatory strikes on Israel and the US assets in the region. Explosions were reported in different Gulf countries.
Later, Iran confirmed the killing of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and his son, Mujtaba Khamenei, was selected as his successor. The conflict spilt over into Lebanon as Hezbollah intervened ‘in revenge’ for the assassination of the Iranian Supreme Leader. The shipment routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, were disrupted following the closure of the Strait.
The latest escalation has driven oil prices above 100 USD per barrel, rattling global energy markets and triggering protests in several countries.
Article by Viory
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