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Israeli intelligence helped US airman rescue mission in Iran, official says

AL-MONITOR
Apr 5, 2026
A still image purporting to show U.S. aircraft destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said according to Iranian media, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Isfahan, Iran, released on April 5, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS
A still image purporting to show U.S. aircraft destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said according to Iranian media, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Isfahan, Iran, released on April 5, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS — SOCIAL MEDIA

April 5 (Reuters) - Israel provided intelligence assistance to the United States during an operation to rescue a stranded U.S. airman in Iran and halted its attacks in the area to facilitate the mission, an Israeli security official said.

(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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