Iranian armed forces declared on Sunday, April 5th, that they had shot down three US military aircraft involved in the rescue operation of an American aviator whose plane crashed on Friday in Iran. “The enemy aircraft penetrated the south of Isfahan,” “including two Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 military transport aircraft,” “were hit and are now in flames,” stated the Khatam Al-Anbiya joint command. Follow our live updates.
“The American pilot is ‘safe and sound.'” The second American pilot sought since Friday by Americans and Iranians after the crash of his plane in Iran was rescued in a military operation. The military personnel were injured but are “safe and sound,” stated Donald Trump. The other pilot on the F-15E fighter jet was extracted during a previous operation by US special forces.
“Five people in Iran killed in strikes during the pilot rescue operation.” “Five individuals were martyred in the attack last night in the Kouh-e Siah area,” in the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, in southwest Iran, during the operation conducted by the United States to find the pilot, reported the Tasnim news agency on Sunday, citing a provincial official. It does not specify whether they were civilians or military personnel.
“Hezbollah claims to have launched a cruise missile at an Israeli ship.” The pro-Iranian Lebanese movement announced on Sunday that it had launched a cruise missile towards an Israeli warship off the coast of Lebanon, for the first time since the start of the war with Israel over a month ago. Hezbollah claims the warship was “preparing to attack Lebanese territory.” Israel stated that its navy had carried out multiple strikes on Lebanon from warships, including one on Wednesday in Beirut that killed a senior Hezbollah official.
“Fires at a petrochemical plant in Abu Dhabi.” “The UAE’s air defense systems are activated in response to the threat of missiles and drones,” stated the Defense Ministry on Sunday morning, specifying that the attack came from Iran. Abu Dhabi authorities are tackling fires at a petrochemical facility caused by debris falling after intercepting Iranian shots. Meanwhile, Tehran claimed to have targeted the aluminum industry in the Gulf country.
