{"id":332059,"date":"2026-04-04T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/retired-generals-break-down-iran-war-strategy-after-week-5\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:00:07","slug":"retired-generals-break-down-iran-war-strategy-after-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/retired-generals-break-down-iran-war-strategy-after-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired generals break down Iran war strategy after week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Lv4bCKjXNQk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Retired generals break down Iran war strategy after week 5\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lv4bCKjXNQk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US has rescued a service member from an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, US sources told CNN. The status of a second crew member was not immediately clear after the US launched search efforts in the country. Iran said its military shot down the US fighter jet. State media urged Iranians to look out for the American crew and promised a reward for handing them over.<\/p>\n<p>This as President Donald Trump suggested the US could \u201ceasily\u201d reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz, a shift in stance after insisting other countries are responsible for clearing the waterway. \u201cWith a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, &amp; MAKE A FORTUNE,\u201d Trump wrote in a Friday morning Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a roundup of retired US military analyzing the fifth week of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Maj. Gen. Manner on next steps after finding 1 of 2 crew of downed F-15<br \/>\n4:56 Col. Leighton analyzes images of downed F-15 equipment<br \/>\n10:13 Maj. Gen. &#8216;Spider&#8217; Marks on the possibility for boots on the ground<br \/>\n13:12 Maj. Gen. McCarley details military assets deployed ahead of a possible ground operation<br \/>\n17:44 Fareed Zakaria and\u00a0 Lt. Gen. Hertling discuss US troop deployment in the Middle East<br \/>\n22:21 Maj. Gen. MacCarley reacts to Hegseth noting &#8216;The upcoming days will be decisive&#8217;<br \/>\n28:05 Fmr NATO Commander Gen. Clark formulates how the war would find an end<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has rescued a service member from an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, US sources told CNN. The status of a second crew member was not immediately clear after the US launched search efforts in the country. Iran said its military shot down the US fighter jet. 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