{"id":332271,"date":"2026-04-06T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/downed-f-15e-airman-hid-in-irans-mountains-as-massive-rescue-unfolded\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T00:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:00:05","slug":"downed-f-15e-airman-hid-in-irans-mountains-as-massive-rescue-unfolded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/downed-f-15e-airman-hid-in-irans-mountains-as-massive-rescue-unfolded\/","title":{"rendered":"Downed F-15E airman hid in Iran\u2019s mountains as massive rescue unfolded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TElipf-9c_A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Downed F-15E airman hid in Iran\u2019s mountains as massive rescue unfolded\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TElipf-9c_A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Jim Sciutto breaks down what we know about the US military\u2019s dangerous and complex mission to rescue an airman who went down in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton, former National Security Council official Brett McGurk and former Marine intelligence officer Hal Kempfer giver their reactions to the daring mission. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 CNN chief national security analyst gives new details about the rescue mission<br \/>\n2:08 Retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton on the mission\u2019s planning and tactics<br \/>\n5:29 Former National Security Council official reacts to the rescue<br \/>\n8:44 Retired Marine colonel on the CIA\u2019s involvement in the extraction efforts<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Trump #Iran #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s Jim Sciutto breaks down what we know about the US military\u2019s dangerous and complex mission to rescue an airman who went down in Iran. 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