How the CIA Helped Locate a Missing Airman After Iran Downed a U.S. Fighter Jet
The intelligence agency also executed a deception campaign aimed at drawing Iranian forces away from where the missing Air Force officer was hiding. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Topics: hiding, officer, Force, missing, where, forces, Iranian, drawing, aimed, campaign, deception, executed, agency, intelligence, Fighter, Downed, After, Airman, Missing, Locate, Helped
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/middleeast/cia-us-airman-rescue-iran.html