Israeli Intelligence Helped US Airman Rescue Mission in Iran, Official Says
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
Israel provided intelligence assistance to the United States during an operation to rescue a stranded US airman in Iran and halted its attacks in the area to facilitate the mission, an Israeli security official said.