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2026-04-06 00:12:54
Trump stated that after an F-15 crew member was shot down and sent an unusual radio message, the U.S. initially feared it was an Iranian trap. Trump revealed that Iran shot down the aircraft with a shoulder-fired missile, adding, "They were just lucky." After the pilot sent a signal saying "May God be with you" (U.S. officials said the original words were "God is most merciful and good"), U.S. officials suspected the signal might be fake, believing Iran was "sending false signals" to lure them into a trap. He described the search and rescue operation as extremely tense, claiming that "thousands of Iranian personnel were hunting the pilot."
