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Last Updated:April 05, 2026, 16:11 IST
Iran says it foiled a US rescue mission at an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan, claiming two C-130 transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed
Photo shared by Iran's IRGC reportedly shows the wreckage and remains of targeted and crashed US aircraft in central Iran.
Iran’s military said on Sunday that the US operation to rescue a missing airman from a downed American fighter jet used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.
“The so-called US military rescue operation, planned as a deception and escape mission at an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan under the pretext of recovering the pilot of a downed aircraft, was completely foiled," said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the military’s central command, Khatam Al-Anbiya.
He added that “two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed" during the operation.
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April 05, 2026, 16:11 IST
News world Iran Says US Used Abandoned Airport In Isfahan For 'Foiled' Rescue Mission Of Downed Pilot
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