【Exposed: U.S. Military Rescue Aircraft Destroyed — One Story About a 'Secret Rescue,' Another About Shooting Down Enemy Planes】

Three aircraft, two narratives.

These are the U.S. military planes reportedly stranded in the Iranian wilderness. To rescue the crew, the United States dispatched an additional three aircraft on the mission. Subsequently, according to U.S. accounts, all ground-based aircraft were deliberately destroyed to prevent them from falling into Iranian hands and being subjected to reverse engineering.

The third image appears to show helicopter rotor blades. The U.S. claim that the aircraft were grounded seems implausible—helicopters more likely were destroyed or shot down.

From the visual evidence, the terrain still has considerable firmness; helicopter takeoffs and landings seem feasible, and even C-130 transport aircraft could potentially operate there.

Going further, given this ground hardness, it was actually possible for U.S. aircraft to have flown away.

Behind the "perfect rescue" narrative lies a crisis management effort following an attack inside Iran.

The claim that the Revolutionary Guard destroyed U.S. military aircraft holds more credibility.

This landscape is typical of Iran’s salt flats. Iran’s geography features towering mountains around its perimeter, with several salt deserts lying at its center.

From this terrain, one can deduce the location is over a hundred kilometers inland from the coast.

The U.S. took a massive gamble, venturing deep into the interior to rescue weapons operators, ultimately sacrificing several military aircraft.

The Revolutionary Guard’s latest statement says: “As U.S. forces desperately attempted to rescue downed pilots, and enemy aircraft entered central Iran, Iranian air forces, ground troops, militia groups, Basij militias, and security forces jointly launched operations and destroyed them. The U.S. suffered yet another humiliating defeat akin to Operation Eagle Claw (the 1980 failed attempt to rescue American hostages).”

Iranians have shown remarkable patience in confronting the so-called ‘Epstein coalition.’ The Revolutionary Guard strategically lured the U.S. into launching a rescue operation for two pilots, enabling detailed study of the entire operation—including the types of fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters used, and nearby bases involved.

Hegseth might say: “It’s just a huge laundry fire on a desert sand dune—what’s so interesting? Let’s go home.”

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861617998510104/

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