Live Updates > Live Update Details
2026-09-16 12:52:08
[US Military Releases Video of US Pilot Rescue in Iran] On September 15, local time, the US military released a video, purportedly showing the successful rescue of a US pilot in Iran this April. According to a US military officer interviewed by CBS's "60 Minutes," the video shows the rescue of the pilot, codenamed "Bravo," on April 5 at an altitude of approximately 7,000 feet (about 2,133 meters) in Iran, with two special forces personnel taking him away. On April 3, a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle two-seat fighter jet was shot down over Iran; both pilots ejected safely. The US military deployed search and rescue aircraft and helicopters to Khuzestan province and other areas in Iran, rescuing the pilot codenamed "Alpha" approximately six hours after the crash, and then rescuing the pilot codenamed "Bravo" on April 5. On September 13, the pilot codenamed "Bravo" was interviewed by CBS's "60 Minutes," recounting his rescue after being stranded deep in Iran. The report was immediately met with skepticism. Iranian media even created an AI-generated animated short film based on Bravo's account, questioning the exaggerated and illogical details such as "praying during ejection," "landing at 160 km/h," and "suffering fractures and internal injuries while climbing a 2000-meter-high ridge." (CCTV International News)
