US airman rescued in Iran after special forces operation | ABC NEWS

A US airman missing after a fighter jet was shot down in Iran has been rescued.

US President Donald Trump says the rescue operation was one of the "most daring" in US military history.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it destroyed a US aircraft in central Iran during the search and rescue operation for the missing F-15 crew member.
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