Trump: The second American pilot rescued from Iran is injured "Severely injured"
The US President announced Donald Trump On Sunday, the second pilot rescued from IranAfter his warplane was shot down on Friday, he was injured "Severely injured"indicating that he will hold a press conference in this regard on Monday.
Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. "The officer/crew member A badly wounded, truly brave F-15 from deep in the mountains of Iran"This is after it was reported earlier that the pilot "Healthy and fine".
He added "I will be holding a press conference with the Army, in the Oval Office" At 1 p.m. Monday (17:00 GMT)"
Rescuing the American Pilot
Trump previously confirmed the completion of the rescue operation via social media this morning, after the US Army carried out "One of the boldest search and rescue operations" In his history, he added that Officer "Fine and healthy now!".
US media reported that one of the helicopters carrying the rescued F-15E pilot was hit by small arms fire, wounding the crew members on board – but it landed safely.
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