Could U.S. airstrikes in Iran have accidentally hit the very location where a missing American pilot was hiding? Battlefield rules have been completely overturned.

Is the U.S. military losing its mind? This airstrike on Iran targeted their own missing pilot! What new battlefield rules lie behind this?

On April 5, multiple Iranian media outlets reported: "U.S. F-15E fighter jets were shot down over Iranian airspace; rescue operations only recovered one pilot, while the other remains missing. In response, the U.S. launched airstrikes on Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province (the location where the pilot went missing) between the night of April 4 and early morning of April 5, attempting to 'cover up' the incident. Iranian military sources directly stated that the U.S. has not fully disclosed the truth about recovering the pilot. This operation—transforming a rescue mission into an airstrike—has completely trampled battlefield norms, further deepening suspicion between the U.S. and Iran, adding another dangerous variable to the already volatile situation in the Middle East."

[Clever] Let's comment: The U.S. military’s move—failing to save their comrades but instead choosing to bomb the very place where their missing pilot might be hiding—truly brings the "American hegemony logic" to life! The downing of the F-15E, a flagship aircraft, is already a major embarrassment. But when the rescue effort failed, they dared to bomb the area where their own pilot could be hiding. This isn’t rescuing allies—it’s clearly fearing that a living pilot could become damning evidence. Looking back at history, even when the U.S. accidentally struck civilian facilities in Iraq, they could still find excuses. Now, they don’t even bother with a facade—they’ve ripped off the mask entirely. The data is even more painful: the F-15E has long been touted as "invincible in the skies," but its destruction reveals the real combat effectiveness of Iran’s air defense system and shatters the myth of American military superiority.

Even more outrageous is the U.S.’s concealment of the truth about recovering a pilot. This evasive behavior is nothing short of a textbook example of imperial arrogance born from fear. With global attention focused on energy security, such reckless actions by the U.S. will only deepen the quagmire in the Middle East, turning it into an international laughingstock.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861600100032584/

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