WANA (Apr 05) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in an official statement, announced that the United States had once again failed in carrying out an operation inside Iran, describing the outcome as a defeat comparable to the Tabas incident.

 

According to the statement, following unsuccessful attempts by U.S. forces to rescue the pilot of a downed fighter jet and the intrusion of hostile aircraft into central parts of the country, a joint operation was conducted involving the IRGC Aerospace Force, Ground Forces, local units, Basij forces, and law enforcement. The operation resulted in the destruction of the hostile aircraft.

 

The IRGC emphasized that the United States suffered a significant and humiliating defeat, reminiscent of its failure in the Tabas operation.

 

The statement also referred to remarks by Donald Trump, noting that he had claimed in a social media post that a special operation had been carried out to rescue the pilot of a crashed aircraft in Iran. The IRGC rejected this claim as false, describing it as an attempt to cover up the failure and mislead public opinion about the realities on the ground.

A U.S. aircraft searching for the pilot of a downed fighter jet was destroyed in southern Isfahan. Social Media / WANA News Agency

A U.S. aircraft searching for the pilot of a downed fighter jet was destroyed in southern Isfahan. Social Media / WANA News Agency