Iran: Account of US Air Force colonel’s rescue ‘fictional’

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Cost of Iran war grows

Cost of Iran war grows

Iran on Thursday accused the U.S. of fabricating its account of how it rescued an Air Force colonel whose F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April, calling the claims “fictional and unacceptable.”

The service member, referred to by his mission call sign of Bravo, recounted his story of survival earlier this week on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Bravo told host Norah O’Donnell that he was the weapon-systems officer of the two-man crew when their plane was struck and he plummeted at an estimated 70-100 mph with no parachute as it was damaged by an Iranian shoulder-fired missile. “

But Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi told Iranian state media that “no sound mind would accept [the U.S.]........

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