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U.S. aircraft on a desperate rescue mission are now under fire, and Iranian air defenses are proving they mean business.

Earlier today, Iranian state media reported that an F-35 Jet was downed over central Iran. The American crew reportedly ejected, prompting an immediate U.S. search-and-rescue operation. But what was supposed to be a routine recovery mission quickly turned into a dangerous engagement.

According to Tasnim News and IRGC-linked outlets, Iranian air defense systems actively targeted the U.S. rescue aircraft, including Black Hawk helicopters, C-130s, F-35s, and MQ-9 drones. The operation was described as precise and coordinated, aimed at preventing the Americans from retrieving their downed pilots.

A widely circulated video shows a U.S. plane releasing flares and performing evasive maneuvers to dodge an incoming surface-to-air missile. Bright countermeasures streak across the sky, highlighting just how close the aircraft came to being hit — a stark visual of the high-risk airspace over Iran.

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00:21U.S. aircraft on a desperate rescue mission are now under fire, and Iranian air defenses
00:27are proving they mean business.
00:30Earlier today, Iranian state media reported that an F-35 jet was downed over central Iran.
00:37The American crew reportedly ejected, prompting an immediate U.S. search and rescue operation.
00:43But what was supposed to be a routine recovery mission quickly turned into a dangerous engagement.
00:49According to Tasnim News and IRGC-linked outlets, Iranian air defense systems actively targeted
00:56the U.S. rescue aircraft, including Black Hawk helicopters, C-130s, F-35s, and MQ-9 drones.
01:05The operation was described as precise and coordinated, aimed at preventing the Americans from retrieving
01:11their downed pilots.
01:13A widely circulated video shows a U.S. plane releasing flares and performing evasive maneuvers
01:20to dodge an incoming surface-to-air missile.
01:22Bright countermeasures streak across the sky, highlighting just how close the aircraft
01:28came to being hit — a stark visual of the high-risk airspace — over Iran.
01:34According to Iranian reports, after several hours of engagement, the U.S. search and rescue
01:40mission was forced to withdraw.
01:42The fate of the downed pilots remains uncertain, and no official confirmation has been released
01:48by the Pentagon.
01:49However, Iran claims that the pilots have been captured, and the Iranian media has announced
01:54a valuable reward for the one who has captured the U.S. pilots.
01:59This dramatic engagement highlights the increasing risks of deep strike and combat search and
02:05rescue operations in heavily defended Iranian airspace.
02:09If verified, it would mark a significant escalation, demonstrating Iran's ability to actively challenge
02:16American air power in the region.
02:56properac.fter.
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