New Delhi, April 5 -- US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that in a ''miraculous search and rescue operation,'' the US had rescued and safely ''retrieved'' from deep inside Iranian territory the two fighter pilots who went missing after Iranian forces shot down an F-15 fighter aircraft.
''WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans. The pilot is now SAFE and SOUND. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,'' Trump said on Sunday morning on his social media platform.
Iran had shot down a US F15 fighter jet on Friday. One service member was rescued while search was underway for a second.
However, an Iranian Army spokesman claimed on Sunday that they had ''foiled'' a US attempt to rescue the downed pilot.
Spokesman of the Khatam al-Anbi...