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canetoad

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38. Another source
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:24 AM
18 hrs ago

Defence Security Asia - don't know much about them or their backers.

(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — The American extraction of a surviving F-15E Strike Eagle crew member inside Iran has rapidly evolved from a celebrated rescue operation into an explosive geopolitical confrontation carrying potentially far-reaching nuclear implications.

Iranian officials now claim the operation was never primarily intended to recover the missing American weapons systems officer, but instead masked a covert raid targeting sensitive material inside central Iran.

Because the reported American landing zone allegedly differed dramatically from the believed location of the surviving airman, Tehran argues the rescue narrative conceals a deeper strategic objective.

President Donald Trump described the operation as a daring triumph, declaring “WE GOT HIM!” after American special forces extracted the surviving crew member following approximately thirty-six hours inside Iranian territory.

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/tabas-ii-iran-claims-us-f15e-rescue-mission-was-cover-for-secret-uranium-raid-near-isfahan/

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Was there really a downed second pilot? FarPoint Yesterday #1
Anyone miss Barbara Starr yet? gab13by13 Yesterday #2
The entire second pilot narrative was weird Buckeyeblue Yesterday #3
Since the F-15 shot down has two crew members I'm going to say yes EX500rider Yesterday #32
A pilot that was a colonel Renew Deal Yesterday #34
He wasn't the pilot he was the back seat radar weapons operator EX500rider 19 hrs ago #35
I think so ...... H2O Man 19 hrs ago #36
Damn right Whip-poor-will Yesterday #4
I, and some folks whose opinions I trust, displacedvermoter Yesterday #5
India Today - Bias and Credibility littlemissmartypants Yesterday #6
Thank you for posting this, gab13by13 Yesterday #9
My pleasure, gab13by13. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #33
The article characterizes this as the latest unconfirmed online conspiracy theory. sl8 Yesterday #7
There are photos of the destroyed aircraft gab13by13 Yesterday #10
Two C-130s and two Black Hawks were "lost" Kid Berwyn Yesterday #11
And one of the article's anonymous sources on Twitter also claims Oct 7 was a false flag attack by Israel muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #15
There were a bunch of destroyed aircraft Red Mountain Yesterday #8
"The first casualty in any war is the truth." JohnnyRingo Yesterday #12
Very interesting article, compelling arguments, a few more investigative reporters need to look into this further. sop Yesterday #13
"India Today" is your source? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #14
You mean corporate media? BannonsLiver Yesterday #23
But they were negotiating to hand it over until Trump cancelled negotiations and started bombing with Israel. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #16
LOL Greg_In_SF Yesterday #17
How many soldiers died in this failed mission? They haven't told us the whole story yet... liberalla Yesterday #18
I've been suspicious of the story, like many. hamsterjill Yesterday #19
Hitler had a great way of getting consensus among his Generals FakeNoose Yesterday #20
I agree and what happened to the pilot? the_liberal_grandpa Yesterday #21
I don't know what to believe BannonsLiver Yesterday #22
Well, you can read the article which says "no credible evidence has yet emerged to substantiate these allegations" muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #24
That's fine, but it's not just about one story. BannonsLiver Yesterday #28
No, it is just about one story. The story this thread is about. muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #30
Orwell wept. "No evidence" is overwhelming evidence sarisataka Yesterday #25
This is just too despicable. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #26
They is plenty of odditys to support the theory. yourout Yesterday #27
Seems there are some questions in need of answering. yellow dahlia Yesterday #29
The amount of planes- "150" is not really a red flag to me EX500rider Yesterday #31
The article ForgedCrank 19 hrs ago #37
Another source canetoad 18 hrs ago #38
from your link... WarGamer 17 hrs ago #39
Like asserting the Kurdish army will lead a charge into Iran Torchlight 4 hrs ago #40
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