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    Iranian state media shares images of apparent aircraft wreckage after US rescue operation From Isaac Yee and Farida Elsebai Video and images released by Iranian state media and geolocated by CNN appears to show the burnt out wreckage of several aircraft in southern Esfahan province after President Donald Trump said US forces rescued a crew member from a downed fighter jet. In the footage, a large field of aircraft debris can be seen still smoldering. Destroyed aircraft parts including what appear to be turboprops engines are also visible. It is not clear what type of aircraft they are or who owns them. State media claimed Iranian forces shot down the aircraft seen in the images. In a post on Truth Social President Trump, made no mention or aircraft losses, but did say no US service members were injured or killed in the operation. CNN has approached the US military comment. Iran's military said US forces used an abandoned airstrip to conduct the operation. A CNN analysis of satellite imagery confirmed the presence of a small airstrip around the area where the images were taken. The images were taken around 50 kilometers from the Iranian city of Esfahan. CNN was able to geolocate the video and images by matching the mountain range behind the wreckage with satellite imagery.
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    Live Updates9 mins ago War with Iran: US rescues downed airman and Trump doubles down on threats to Tehran
  • Iranian state media released photos on April 3, of what it claimed is the wreckage of a US Air Force fighter jet downed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The debris is consistent with US Air Force F-15.
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    What we do — and don’t — know about the operation to rescue the US airman
  • FILE - An F-15E Strike Eagle turns toward the Panamint range over Death Valley National Park, California, on February 27, 2017.
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    Live Updates9 mins ago Day 36 of Middle East conflict — US and Iran race to find crew member from downed F-15 jet
  • A woman uses a smartphone to record the damage at an impact site, following a barrage of missiles launched from Iran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel, April 4, 2026.
    Florion Goga/Reuters
    As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
  • Pope Leo XIV presides over the solemn liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday in St. Peter's Basilica on April 03, 2026 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Church celebrates the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord, consisting of three parts: the Liturgy of the Word, culminating in the chanting of the Passion according to St. John; the Adoration of the Cross; and reception of Holy Communion.
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    Not in God’s name: How Pope Leo is pushing back on divine justification of war
  • Residents remove a torched tractor that, according to the Palestine Red Crescent, was torched by Israeli settlers, alongside tents and cars in the West Bank village of Tayasir, near Tubas, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
    Majdi Mohammed/AP
    Israeli settlers build new illegal outpost near West Bank village where soldiers assaulted, detained CNN crew
  • US President Donald Trump, pictured Tuesday, has stepped up his criticism of NATO since the US-Israeli war with Iran.
    Evan Vucci/Reuters
    Trump suggests in new interviews he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from ‘paper tiger’ NATO
  • Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a session as Israel's parliament passes a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem March 30, 2026 REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon
    Oren Ben Hakoon/Reuters
    Israel’s parliament votes to expand death penalty for Palestinians
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  • In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from left, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pose for photo prior to their meeting to discuss the Iran war, in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 29, 2026.
    Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP
    Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict
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    Universities become new frontline as the US-Israel war against Iran escalates
  • A man walks among the ruins of a commercial-office building affected during military operations in a residential area of Tehran, Iran, on March 29, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
    Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    What we know on Day 31 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump threatens escalation if no deal reached
  • Christian worshippers mark Palm Sunday, following the cancellation of the traditional Palm Sunday procession at the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Jerusalem's Old City.
    Ammar Awad/Reuters
    Israel reverses course after barring Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem
  • A member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society stands at Hypercar, an auto service center, amid damages which according to the company's officials were caused by strikes on March 1, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
    Vahid Salemi/AP
    What we know on Day 30 of the war with Iran: Israel prepared for ‘multi-front war’ and more US troops arrive in the region
  • An Iranian woman walks past a view of Tehran's research reactor in Tehran, Iran, on February 26, 2026, the final day of Iran-U.S. talks that are currently held in the city of Geneva.
    Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Cornered and wounded, will Iran now go for a nuclear bomb?
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  • Israeli soldiers seen in a Palestinian home.
    Cyril Theophilos/CNN
    Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank
  • Hezbollah's al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Jezzine with other journalists on Saturday, March 28, 2026, speaks on his mobile phone in Marjayoun town, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
    Hussein Malla/AP/File
    Israel kills 3 journalists in Lebanon, including reporter for Hezbollah-run broadcaster
  • FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the island of Qeshm, separated from the Iranian mainland by the Clarence Strait, on December 10, 2023.
    Nicolas Economou/Reuters
    Seven islands that hold the keys to the Strait of Hormuz
  • Satellite view of Kharg Island off the coast of Iran.
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    How risky would a US assault on Iran’s Kharg Island be — and why might Trump consider it
  • Funeral of two paramedics killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday (March 24) according to Lebanese ministry of health.
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    Video Lebanese medics in emptied town fear strikes 2:28
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at the White House in Washington, D.C. Bin Salman was set for a visit and formal dinner at the White House. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
    Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images/File
    Trump’s Gulf allies push to have their concerns addressed before Iran war ends
  • Emergency personnel respond at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026.
    Tomer Appelbaum/Reuters
    What to know on Day 26 of the Iran war: Tehran taunts Trump, US troop deployment
  • Smoke rises from Tabriz airport in Iran, June 13, 2025 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS ONLY
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    A victory ‘for decades’? Netanyahu’s promise after June strikes proved hollow, but Israelis still support Iran war
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