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Story summary
- Iranian military claims U.S. rescue operation for an F-15E airman was foiled, destroying two C-130s and two Black Hawk helicopters.
- Iranian spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari labeled U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the airman’s safety as 'empty rhetoric'.
- U.S. forces reportedly faced heavy resistance, with hundreds of special forces and advanced technology involved.
- U.S. officials maintain the mission succeeded, while Iran released wreckage images and the U.S. has not confirmed details.
