Two weeks after the US high-stakes rescue mission to rescue a stranded pilot, which saw the US lose two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters, an Iranian general has detailed how his troops actually “thwarted the mission” and “targeted a military aircraft”.
Iran had earlier also claimed that it shot down the US C-130 support aircraft in southern Isfahan, while the US version is that they had to abandon two US C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters during the operation. The US said the helicopter and the C-130 aircraft had to be blown up after one of the planes became stuck and could not take off. The US forces blew up their own plane rather than let it “fall into Iranian hands.”
However, Iran had earlier also claimed that it shot down a US C-130 support aircraft after “heavy fire from a police special forces unit.”
Now, the spokesperson for the Iranian Army, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, provided details about the US operation in Isfahan. Stating that Iranian servicemen forced them to retreat after targeting a military aircraft and thwarting the mission, the general said that four servicemen were martyred, including General Masoud Zare, the instructor and commander of the Army Ground Forces Air Defence Faculty.
The spokesperson said on April 5, a US infiltration attempt took place, after which General Zare and a group of his comrades immediately arrived at the scene. He claimed that they targeted a US Lockheed C-130 Hercules using a shoulder-fired missile, adding that the US mission came to a halt and failed. This forced the US forces to flee the area.
