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President Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist as part of an administration hunt for the source who leaked details and “complicated” the rescue mission for the crew members of the US F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Iran last week.
Speaking at a White House press conference alongside top defense officials, Trump said that the pilot was recovered within hours on Friday, while the weapons systems officer – badly injured and hiding in a mountain crevice – was rescued early Sunday after a complex mission involving more than 150 aircraft.
Trump said the government had hoped to keep the second airman’s disappearance secret to prevent Iranian forces from capturing him. But after multiple news outlets reported that one crew member was still missing, Trump alleged the disclosure alerted Iran’s military and put the service member’s life in danger.
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