The successful rescue of the American aviator in Iran was essential for the United States.
- “The whole country will breathe a sigh of relief,” said the TF1-LCI correspondent on the scene.
- But the war remains unpopular across the Atlantic.
The second American pilot sought since Friday, April 3 after his plane crashed in Iran, was rescued in a military operation and is now “safe and sound,” Donald Trump announced on Sunday. A crucial rescue for the Trump administration and the direction it intends to take in its actions in Iran.
This means that the United States no longer has to worry about how the war would have turned out if the Iranian regime had turned this aviator into a hostage. “We felt that this story was really embodying something from the perspective of the American public. The whole country will breathe a huge sigh of relief,” reports Mathieu Derrien, TF1-LCI correspondent on site.
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Nevertheless, the operation in Iran remains unpopular in the American public opinion. “Polls all show that this war is unpopular. We are reaching almost 70% unfavorable opinions in some surveys. But until now, there was almost a distance with the war, it was almost virtual, as it can be with some conflicts.”
