Iran accuses US of 'lying' pilot rescue operation
A representative of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hossein Mohebbi, accused the United States of staging the rescue of an F-15 pilot shot down over Iran. He called the story "Hollywood propaganda" and questioned the pilot's survival after a high-speed fall without a parachute. CBS previously aired an interview with the rescued pilot.
A representative of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hossein Mohebbi, accused the United States of staging a rescue operation following the crash of a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet over Iran. According to the IRGC's version, the aircraft was shot down by Iranian forces and crashed on Iranian territory. Mohebbi called the rescue story "Hollywood propaganda" and stated that the US has resorted to similar tactics before. He questioned the pilot's ability to survive a high-speed fall without a parachute, casting doubt on the official American account. CBS previously aired an interview on "60 Minutes" with the pilot, call sign Bravo, who described his parachute being damaged during the attack and the moment the canopy failed to open as the most terrifying of his life. The Iranian version of events directly contradicts the American one, portraying the rescue operation as a propaganda move.