New York Times – Downed U.S. Air Force Officer Rescued Deep Inside in Iran, Trump Says
An Air Force weapons officer whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. Special Operations forces in a risky Saturday night mission that took commandos deep into enemy territory, said current and former U.S. officials briefed on the operation.
President Trump confirmed in a social media post just after midnight that the stranded officer had been brought out of Iran safely by U.S. forces. “He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,” Mr. Trump said. He added that there were no U.S. casualties.
President Trump said in a social media post just after midnight that the Air Force officer who had been shot down in Iran had been brought out safely by U.S. forces. “He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,” Mr. Trump said. He described a tense rescue operation with officials in the United States monitoring the officer’s location at all times and dozens of aircraft sent to retrieve him. The weapons systems officer, a colonel, was one of two members of the F–15E Strike Eagle who ejected from the cockpit on Friday after Iran’s military shot down the plane. The pilot had been rescued earlier.
A building housing several government ministries in Kuwait was significantly damaged after it was targeted by an Iranian drone on Saturday evening, the country’s Ministry of Finance said. The Ministries Complex houses agencies including the finance, justice, and industry and commerce ministries. No casualties were reported, the ministry said, adding that employees would work remotely on Sunday.
Kuwaiti authorities said early Sunday that drone strikes they attributed to Iran significantly damaged two power and water desalination plants, forcing the shutdown of two electricity-generating units. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation also said its oil complex in the Shuwaikh district in Kuwait City was targeted by Iranian drones early Sunday, sparking a fire, causing damage, and prompting the evacuation of the building. No casualties were reported in either attack, the company and Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said in a joint statement.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that at least nine civilians were killed across Iran in the past 24 hours during U.S. and Israeli strikes. The group recorded 272 attacks in 14 provinces on Saturday, with a total of at least 184 people injured or killed. Tehran saw the highest number of strikes, followed by Khuzestan and Isfahan.
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