Clashes broke out between Iranian forces and US troops during a rescue operation of an American pilot in which a US C-130 support aircraft was reportedly downed, Iranian media claimed Sunday, Anadolu reports. According to Defa Press Agency, Iranian law enforcement special units destroyed several US assets, including a special operations aircraft HC-130, two Black Hawk helicopters, and multiple drones. Following the clashes, fighting reportedly continued on the ground between Iranian units and surviving or supporting US personnel, it added. Earlier in the day, Iran claimed that it had shot down a US C-130 support aircraft in southern Isfahan. Fox News also reported that several US service members were injured during a mission to extract the second crew member of […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![A view of wreckage and remains of the downed F-15 fighter jet is seen in Iran on April 05, 2026. [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AA-20260405-41019944-41019940-IRANIAN_ARMED_FORCES_US_ATTEMPT_TO_RESCUE_ITS_PILOT_FAILED-e1775385402193.jpg)
