Iranian Rescue Mission Underscores Hegseth’s Predecessors’ Incompetence
Source: The Federalist · Bias: Far Right
Summary
An American airman found himself stuck behind enemy lines on Saturday in the “treacherous mountains of Iran,” after his aircraft was shot down and Iranian forces were closing in, according to the president. But in a daring rescue mission, the CIA managed to pick up his distress signal and fed false information through multiple channels […]
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