Transcript [00:00] Everybody's talking about this amazing [00:02] rescue mission to to extract two US [00:06] airmen who were whose aircraft was [00:09] downed over Iran and they ended up [00:12] in the mountains and they were rescued [00:14] in this incredible mission by the [00:17] Americans. Now, I believe that this this [00:21] whole situation the downing of the [00:24] aircraft but really the rescue mission [00:27] and how it all turned out is actually a [00:30] major major event in this war, not some [00:33] sort of like sidebar you where oh, the [00:37] aircraft was down, they were in danger, [00:38] thank God they're safe. That's not the [00:40] story. This actually might be a major [00:43] turning point in the war and I will [00:44] explain this in detail. Stick around [00:47] till the end of this video. Till the end [00:49] of this video, a lot of people are [00:50] missing how critically important this [00:54] event actually is. So, first we're going [00:56] to listen to the remarks by Secretary of [00:59] War Pete Hegseth from the press [01:00] conference yesterday. It was an amazing [01:02] press conference. I actually watched the [01:03] whole hour and a half thing. [01:05] And not just because I'm a nerd for this [01:07] stuff, but it was actually a very [01:08] interesting press conference and we [01:09] heard from President Trump and CIA [01:12] Director Ratcliffe [01:14] and Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the [01:15] Joint Chiefs Cain and then there were [01:17] questions and it was actually very very [01:19] interesting. They laid out a lot of [01:20] details about the mission and of course [01:22] we're not going to play the whole thing, [01:24] but we but I want to listen to what the [01:26] Secretary Hegseth has to say [01:28] in his prepared remarks and then I will [01:31] explain why this event [01:35] is a major major turning point in this [01:38] war, even more important than a lot of [01:40] the bombing raids and other things that [01:41] are going on here. Okay, so let's get [01:43] right to [01:44] uh let's get right to Secretary of War [01:47] Hegseth. Okay, let me pull this up. [01:50] Here we go. [01:53] >> [clears throat] [01:57] >> Well, John, thank you for the [01:57] collaboration of the CIA as well, [01:59] incredible [02:00] >> [snorts] [02:00] >> and ongoing partnership. [02:02] Uh ladies and gentlemen, fellow [02:03] Americans and especially the brave [02:05] warriors in our armed forces [02:07] over this Easter weekend [02:09] the United States military has once [02:11] again proved why we possess [02:13] the greatest fighting force the world [02:15] has ever known. [02:17] In two extraordinary combat search and [02:20] rescue operations deep inside enemy [02:22] territory in Iran [02:25] our warriors executed missions of [02:27] breathtaking skill courage [02:30] and precision. [02:31] When our warriors are unleashed as this [02:34] president has allowed them to be, they [02:36] are unstoppable. [02:39] When American airmen were downed behind [02:41] enemy lines, our forces and our [02:42] president did not hesitate. [02:44] Special operators supported by elite air [02:47] crews and intelligence professionals [02:48] moved swiftly and decisively into [02:50] treacherous mountain terrain under the [02:53] constant threat of Iranian forces [02:55] closing in. Ultimately, it was an [02:58] impotent Iranian threat. And today as [03:01] the CIA director mentioned, Iran's [03:03] military and we know this is embarrassed [03:06] and humiliated and they should be. [03:10] Now, these are not routine operations. [03:11] They were high-risk, high-stakes [03:13] missions conducted in the heart of enemy [03:16] territory. This was not just barely into [03:18] Iran, this was deep into Iran involving [03:20] coordinated strikes to suppress threats, [03:23] deception tactics to protect our teams [03:25] and full synchronization across air, [03:27] ground and special operations. The [03:30] Iranians are still asking themselves [03:32] right now, how did the Americans do [03:35] this? [03:36] One downed airman evaded capture for [03:39] more than a day scaling rugged ridges [03:41] while hunted by the enemy. [03:44] When he was finally able to activate his [03:47] emergency transponder [03:49] his first message was simple [03:52] and it was powerful. [03:53] He sent a message, God is good. [03:58] In that moment of isolation and danger, [04:00] his faith and fighting spirit shone [04:03] through. You see, shot down on a Friday [04:06] Good Friday [04:07] hidden in a cave [04:10] a crevice [04:11] all of Saturday [04:13] and rescued [04:15] on Sunday [04:16] flown out of Iran as the sun was rising [04:19] on Easter Sunday. [04:22] A pilot reborn [04:24] all home and accounted for, a nation [04:27] rejoicing. [04:29] God is good. [04:32] Despite incoming fire and unforgiving [04:34] conditions, our troops brought every [04:36] American home. No American lives were [04:39] lost. [04:40] We leave no man behind [04:42] and that is not luck. [04:44] It's the result of unmatched training, [04:45] superior technology, an unbreakable [04:48] warrior ethos and sheer American grit. [04:52] Our special operators, pilots and [04:54] support crews performed with near [04:57] perfection under fire and they were [05:00] lethal. [05:02] Just ask any Iranian soldier who dared [05:04] attempt to get anywhere near that pilot [05:07] before or during that mission. Death [05:11] from above. [05:13] Our troops turned a potential tragedy [05:15] into a resounding demonstration of [05:17] American resolve and capability. That's [05:19] what excellence in uniform looks like. [05:23] But make no mistake about it. [05:25] None of this [05:26] would have been possible without the [05:28] courageous leadership and ironclad [05:30] determination of President Donald J. [05:33] Trump. [05:35] From the moment our airmen went down, [05:37] President Trump made it clear we will [05:38] leave no one behind. The first mission, [05:42] the first of two, was an audacious [05:45] daylight thunder run right up the [05:48] middle. [05:49] It was authorized in less than two hours [05:51] from those that pilot going down when we [05:53] knew where he was. [05:57] And it was authorized in the middle of [05:58] the night because anybody that's worked [05:59] with this this man knows he's up in the [06:01] middle of the night. [06:02] Authorized immediately, without [06:04] hesitation, audaciously. [06:06] The second mission, as soon as we knew [06:08] where that pilot was and John was [06:10] certainly helpful in that [06:12] also executed immediately. You know, I [06:15] looked up at my screen when the final [06:16] mission was complete inside our SCIF, [06:18] our secure facility [06:20] and we have a running VTC, a running [06:22] coordination cell [06:24] and the top of it read 45 minutes and 45 [06:28] hours [06:30] and 56 minutes. [06:32] For 45 hours and 56 minutes, we held [06:34] that call open for coordination. From [06:36] the moment our pilots went down, our [06:38] mission was unblinking. [06:41] The call never dropped, the meeting [06:43] never stopped, the planning never [06:45] ceased. [06:47] The president demanded rapid, decisive [06:49] action. He backed our military with the [06:51] full weight of his resolve, refusing to [06:53] let enemy propaganda or tactical [06:55] setbacks deter us. His leadership [06:58] ensured that every lethal and non-lethal [07:01] resource was brought to bear, that our [07:03] forces had the authorities and the [07:05] support they needed to succeed. When the [07:07] president says he has the backs of our [07:09] war fighters, he means it and it means a [07:13] great deal and it's a big difference on [07:15] the battlefield. [07:17] President Trump understands that peace [07:18] through strength [07:20] is not a slogan. [07:21] It is a doctrine that saves American [07:24] lives. His unwavering commitment to [07:26] rebuilding our military and restoring [07:28] the warrior spirit has paid dividends in [07:31] missions just like this one. [07:34] Under his command, America projects [07:36] power with confidence [07:37] and brings our people home with victory. [07:40] And that continues today by the way. Per [07:43] the president's direction, today will be [07:45] the largest volume of strikes since day [07:46] one of this operation. Tomorrow [07:49] even more than today. [07:51] And then Iran has a choice. [07:53] Choose wisely [07:55] because this president [07:57] does not play around. [07:59] You can ask Soleimani. [08:01] You can ask Maduro. [08:03] You can ask Khamenei. [08:06] To those heroes who planned and executed [08:07] these rescues, your nation stands in [08:09] awe. [08:10] I stand in awe. The chairman stands in [08:12] awe. We all stand in awe of your [08:14] professionalism and bravery. We serve [08:16] for you. [08:18] You embody the very best of America. To [08:20] the rescued airmen and their families, [08:22] welcome home. [08:23] Your courage and endurance the quiet [08:26] declaration of faith amid the storm [08:29] inspires us all. God is good. [08:33] Every day. [08:35] And to our adversaries watching from [08:37] Tehran let this be a clear message. [08:40] The United States military will go [08:42] anywhere [08:43] at any time [08:45] to protect our own and complete the [08:47] mission. [08:48] We execute with precision. We control [08:51] the skies. You see, we flew for seven [08:53] hours [08:55] in daylight over Iran to get the first [08:57] pilot [08:59] and we flew seven hours in the middle of [09:01] the night to get the second. And Iran [09:04] did nothing about it. [09:08] We fight with honor and under President [09:09] Trump's leadership we win. So, God bless [09:12] our troops. God bless President Trump [09:15] and God bless the United States of [09:16] America. Thank you. [09:19] All right. [09:21] So, that was uh [09:23] that was Secretary of War Hegseth. [09:26] And [09:28] again, like I said, I believe that this [09:31] rescue mission is actually a major [09:33] turning point in the war and far more [09:35] important than even most people realize. [09:38] Let me explain what I'm talking about [09:40] here. [09:41] You see [09:43] um [09:45] he started off let's just go through [09:46] what he said in that speech because and [09:48] because what he said was echoed in the [09:50] other talks in this press conference as [09:52] well. I I know it sounds crazy to be [09:54] recommending an hour and a half press [09:56] conference, but it's actually really [09:57] interesting to watch, especially General [09:59] Caine's remarks where he goes through [10:01] more of the details of the mission. If [10:03] you're interested in that, you want to [10:04] watch that. [10:06] So, he talked by saying God is great and [10:09] invoking Easter. [10:11] And and you see what he did there also [10:13] if you know about the story of Jesus [10:16] where he has he talks about how the the [10:20] pilot was downed on Good Friday and was [10:24] in a cave and then he says in a cave or [10:26] crevice and then rescued on Easter [10:28] Sunday. [10:30] Uh a pilot uh reborn, right? So, he's [10:34] he's using the Jesus imagery here but [10:36] giving religious significance to this [10:38] event. Now, who's he talking to in this? [10:40] He's not just talking to Christians, [10:41] he's not just being a Christian. He's [10:43] also talking to the Iranians. He's very [10:45] conscious of the fact that the Iranians [10:47] are hanging on every single word. Let me [10:49] remind us. Okay? And this is critical to [10:52] understanding everything I'm saying in [10:53] this video. [10:55] The Iranians are not trying in any way, [10:58] shape, or form to win militarily. To [11:01] them, the psychological war is [11:04] everything. This is why they went to war [11:06] in the first place. Let me back up. [11:10] During the negotiations leading up to [11:12] the war [11:13] I made it very clear. I wrote it a [11:15] column in the Jerusalem Post. I made [11:16] multiple videos. If you've been watching [11:18] this channel, I hammered this point [11:19] every day and also in other media [11:21] appearances I made in various media [11:23] outlets. I kept saying and I continue to [11:25] say [11:27] the Iranians [11:28] went the reason that they didn't cut a [11:30] deal [11:31] is that they believed [11:33] they still believe [11:35] that the greatest threat to their regime [11:38] is the Iranian people. [11:41] And that so long as they can weather the [11:43] storm of American military action, no [11:45] matter how devastating that military [11:47] action is, as long as they can remain in [11:50] power when the dust settles, when this [11:52] war is over they can they can keep their [11:54] heads down until the end of the Trump [11:56] administration. They'll have the Chinese [11:57] help, they'll have Russian help, they [11:59] will rebuild, they can stay in power. [12:01] That is their goal. And they determined [12:03] before the war started that they had a [12:05] better chance of surviving by going to [12:07] war than by capitulating to the US [12:10] demands and looking weak in the eyes of [12:13] their people because capitulating to the [12:15] US demands would mean no more proxies, [12:17] no more ballistic missiles no more [12:19] oppressing their own people [12:22] no more nuclear program and all these [12:23] things that it meant if they gave into [12:26] those things, then they would be so weak [12:28] internally that that could bring down [12:30] the regime. Okay? So, the whole issue of [12:32] narrative uh narrative control is [12:36] critical to this war. It's the whole war [12:38] for the Iranians. Again, they're not [12:39] trying to win militarily. [12:42] And what's also important here is that [12:45] and they [12:46] for the for the regime, this is a [12:48] religious war. They say it all the time. [12:50] That's the whole basis of their regime. [12:52] That's the whole basis of death to [12:53] Israel, death to America. [12:56] Right? Is is is jihad and and bringing [12:59] the Mahdi and the Shiite theology. [13:02] And therefore framing the remarks, when [13:05] you have US officials and again, Hexeth [13:07] wasn't the only one in this press [13:08] conference. When you have US officials [13:10] invoking Christian symbolism, invoking [13:13] God [13:14] that is a [13:15] that is [13:17] speaking the language of the Iranian [13:20] regime. And it's such it's so refreshing [13:22] because what we're used to is that [13:24] Western leaders will talk in terms of [13:26] the military strategy and the tactics [13:28] and the politics and the and the and you [13:30] know and the diplomacy and they'll kind [13:32] of keep the real issue out of it. It's [13:35] kind of like what you know what's [13:36] happened with Hamas and Israel where [13:38] Hamas launches the war on October 7th. [13:41] Hamas called the war called the October [13:43] 7th attacks a name. The name they gave [13:45] the October 7th attacks was the Al-Aqsa [13:49] Flood. They literally named the attacks [13:51] after the Temple Mount. Al-Aqsa is the [13:54] Muslim name for the Temple Mount in [13:56] Jerusalem. [13:57] Now, Jerusalem's nowhere near the Gaza [13:58] Strip. They named it that because they [14:00] were saying that this is a religious [14:01] war. They're fighting for this is like [14:03] the continuation of the wars between the [14:05] Muslims and the Crusaders to conquer [14:06] Jerusalem. That's what it's about. They [14:08] gave it a a religious significance. But [14:10] what does it But what does the West do? [14:12] They say, "Well, it's about you know, [14:13] they want the Palestinian state and they [14:15] and they and they want uh [14:18] you know, and and they you know, they [14:19] want a two-state solution or they you [14:20] know, they want to end the occupation of [14:22] the Israelis." All these things that [14:24] Hamas themselves doesn't say. Hamas [14:25] frames it as a religious war. Same thing [14:27] with Iran. To Iran, this is an [14:30] ideological, spiritual, religious [14:32] conflict. [14:34] And it's nice to hear the West finally [14:37] saying, "Okay [14:39] it is. [14:40] It is. [14:42] And God is great meaning our God is [14:45] great. [14:46] And invoking that Christian symbolism, [14:48] that is a real slap in the face or to [14:50] punch in the face to the Iranian regime. [14:53] That's one way that this is significant. [14:54] There's more. I have a whole list here. [14:56] Number two. [14:58] This was the first ground operation of [14:59] this war. It wasn't meant to be a ground [15:01] invasion and it wasn't, but it was [15:03] actually a ground operation. And it was [15:05] executed flawlessly. It involved zero US [15:09] casualties. It's zero. It was extremely [15:11] complex into an extremely dangerous part [15:14] of Iran. The Iranians on the ground were [15:17] hunting these airmen. [15:19] They weren't just hunting these airmen. [15:20] They put out a bounty on their heads and [15:22] offered rewards for anyone in Iran who [15:24] would find these airmen. They were [15:26] scrambling [15:28] to locate these airmen and capture them. [15:30] And of course, they have home field [15:31] advantage. They're there. [15:33] And they couldn't find them. They [15:34] couldn't get to them. They were they [15:35] were pursuing them. [15:37] And it was in that context that this [15:40] complicated mission [15:42] the Americans went in, there were no [15:43] casualties. [15:45] Okay? We'll get back to this issue in a [15:47] moment that the Iranians were were [15:49] pursuing them. But the fact that we have [15:50] this ground operation that in that [15:53] involved no casualties sends a message [15:56] to everybody. [15:58] It sends a message to everybody about [16:00] what's coming next in the war. Not that [16:02] there's necessarily going to be a ground [16:03] invasion. But in terms of possibilities, [16:06] what it what it signals to US citizens [16:08] is very important here. [16:10] Cuz for US citizens [16:13] who are concerned about troops on the [16:14] ground, who are concerned about soldiers [16:16] getting killed who are concerned right? [16:19] What does this mission show? This [16:21] mission shows the overwhelming dominance [16:23] of the US forces. So, there's a there's [16:26] a a lot of the a lot of the naysayers [16:28] about this war. One of the things [16:29] they've been saying is, "Oh, it's great [16:30] that we can bomb from the air, but once [16:32] we get in on the ground, oh, it's going [16:33] to be a whole different story and [16:34] there's going to be you know, piles of [16:36] casualties." Look at what just happened. [16:38] So, I'm not I'm not saying this [16:40] guarantees no casualties if the US goes [16:42] in on the ground. What I'm saying [16:44] is that this is an indicator. [16:46] It's a it's a very important indicator [16:48] to the US citizens [16:50] that no soldiers left behind. You notice [16:52] that he stressed that there. Every all [16:54] the speakers at the at the press [16:56] conference did. And also the [16:58] overwhelming overwhelming superiority of [17:01] the US when they do go in on the ground. [17:03] Now, what it also signals to Iran [17:06] uh about ground operations [17:08] is huge. It's a huge signal to Iran [17:11] about how impotent they are. And you saw [17:13] that Hexeth stressed that. He talked [17:15] about how they could do nothing. [17:18] Uh that that their that their airplanes [17:19] flew in 7 hours during the day, 7 hours [17:22] during the night in Iranian airspace. [17:24] They did this distraction and the [17:25] Iranians were impotent to do anything [17:27] about it. He talked about how they are [17:29] humiliated. [17:31] Okay? Remember he used that term. [17:33] They're humiliated. They're they're [17:35] struggling to figure out how this [17:37] happened. Right? They're [17:38] And and and everyone talked about this. [17:40] Ratcliffe also mentioned that they're [17:42] humiliated. Trump also mentioned it. And [17:44] when you hear them saying that, it [17:45] sounds kind of like trash talk, but it's [17:47] not. [17:48] The humiliation factor is not a sidebar. [17:52] It's not trash talk. It is the war [17:54] itself. I mean [17:56] again, I cannot stress this point [17:57] enough. The humiliation is the war. It [18:01] is the victory. More so than than this [18:04] or that bombing and destruction because [18:07] of what I said at the beginning. [18:09] Iran [18:10] is not measuring victory or defeat based [18:13] on how much damage is done, based on the [18:15] the quantity or scope of air strikes. [18:18] That's not how they're measuring victory [18:20] or defeat. [18:22] You get it? [18:24] So [18:25] ironically, this rescue mission [18:29] probably does more for American victory [18:31] than a lot of the bombings did. Of [18:33] course, you had to have the bombings [18:34] too. You got to destroy their [18:35] infrastructure, you got to destroy their [18:36] weapons. [18:38] But let me go further. Let me really [18:39] explain this cuz this is so so [18:41] important. [18:42] It's so important. You know, I let me [18:45] also [18:46] um [18:47] you know, mention something else here [18:50] before we before we move on to this [18:53] cuz this is really important. [18:55] Um [18:59] When you think back [19:01] to [19:02] World War II. [19:04] Okay? [19:05] One of the things that that comes up a [19:06] lot in the discussion of of this war, [19:08] the war against Hamas is how do you [19:10] defeat an evil ideology? [19:13] Right now, a lot of people invoke World [19:14] War II where you had Nazi Germany, an [19:16] entire population indoctrinated by this [19:18] genocidal ideology. Or not entire [19:20] population, [19:21] a large population, a whole country. [19:23] When you have [19:25] you have Imperial Japan under Hirohito [19:27] in World War II. [19:29] Also a genocidal ideology, the [19:31] atrocities they committed in the Far [19:32] East against other Asian nations are are [19:35] are [19:36] I mean, they're actually on par with [19:38] what the Nazis did in Europe. It's [19:39] crazy. [19:40] Two supremacist [19:43] racial supremacist [19:46] genocidal ideologies. [19:48] And they were basically ended. They were [19:50] ended as real forces in the world. Why? [19:53] Well, the reason is that Franklin Delano [19:56] Roosevelt [19:57] uh made a speech in the middle of the [19:59] war where he declared that the only [20:02] acceptable end to World War II would be [20:05] unconditional surrender [20:07] by the Germans and the Japanese. And he [20:09] included Mussolini and Italy. [20:11] But unconditional surrender. [20:14] Okay? And in fact, there was an attempt [20:16] at a conditional surrender [20:18] by the by by the Germans earlier before [20:23] the end of the war and the Americans [20:24] rejected it. [20:25] Okay? There has to be unconditional [20:27] surrender. Why did there have to be [20:28] unconditional surrender? [20:30] Because the only effective way [20:33] the only way to have a chance [20:35] at defeating an ideology. And I'm not [20:38] saying you're you're going to defeat [20:39] Shiite Islam, but in terms of the in the [20:41] mindset of the people. I'm not talking [20:42] about the leaders. I'm not talking about [20:44] eradicating every single person. You [20:45] still have people in the world who [20:46] believe in Nazism. It's not my point. [20:49] But when you bring it to its knees, when [20:51] you bring it to the point of [20:53] humiliation, [20:54] where there's no way to spin it as [20:56] victory. That's the key. There's no way [20:59] in anyone's mind to spin it as anything [21:01] other than a humiliating defeat. [21:04] And that only comes through [21:05] unconditional surrender because [21:07] otherwise, you leave open the [21:09] possibility that the other side is going [21:11] to successfully spin it as victory. This [21:12] is especially a problem when we're [21:14] dealing with Islam, which doesn't [21:17] measure victory and defeat in terms of [21:19] as I said, the scope of destruction. [21:21] They only measure it in terms of [21:22] survival. Survival to fight another day [21:25] or humiliation. You've probably heard a [21:26] lot about how the Muslim culture and the [21:29] Middle Eastern culture, Persian culture, [21:31] it uh [21:32] uh is very um [21:34] is very into honor. There's like an [21:36] honor society. That's why you have like [21:38] honor killings, right? They'll kill [21:39] their own family members for family [21:41] honor. [21:42] Humiliation [21:44] is is very key. So, when you when you [21:47] look at the propaganda coming out of the [21:49] Iranian regime, they're trying to [21:51] project to the Iranian people that [21:53] they're still strong and that they're [21:54] still in power [21:56] and that they still have their honor, [21:58] right? That's what they're always doing [21:59] in the narrative warfare. [22:02] So, when you humiliate them [22:04] when [22:05] the Iranian people all see what just [22:07] happened or if they see what just [22:09] happened, they're like, "Oh my gosh, the [22:12] humiliation is critical to the actual [22:16] destruction of the regime's power." [22:18] Going back to what I said before, the [22:20] thing the the enemy that the regime is [22:22] most worried about is their own people. [22:25] And if they look weak in front of their [22:26] own people, that is a greater threat to [22:29] the regime than all the bombing. [22:32] This event, this extraction [22:34] is [22:36] it is is a humiliation [22:39] of the Iranian people. [22:41] Okay? We always have to remember this [22:43] that they're not fighting to win [22:44] militarily. [22:46] So, to understand how this [22:48] Let me put this another way. [22:52] Well, you know what? Here's the best [22:52] thing to do with this. Let's go over [22:56] to [22:57] Let's go over to um [23:00] >> [snorts] [23:01] >> Let's go over to [23:04] Iranian state media. [23:06] Okay? Before we do that, please uh make [23:08] sure that you're getting all my content. [23:11] That means go to Israel 365 News YouTube [23:14] channel. Make sure to subscribe there [23:15] and watch all the content. We put a lot [23:17] of interviews up there. Also, some [23:19] analytical pieces similar to what I do [23:21] here on this channel, but uh [23:23] especially lately, we've been doing a [23:24] lot more important interviews. Um and uh [23:28] we're going to be posting another one [23:29] today, but make sure that you catch all [23:31] the content on the Israel 365 News [23:33] YouTube channel. Especially go into the [23:34] playlist section [23:36] and find the playlist Israel, the rise [23:39] of a regional superpower [23:41] and um and and make sure to see that. [23:44] It's a six-part series, six short videos [23:47] that really lay out the geopolitics uh [23:49] of how things have changed for Israel in [23:51] the Middle East since October 7th. Now, [23:54] let's take a look at how the Iranian [23:57] state media is talking about this event, [24:01] this extraction of these of these [24:03] pilots. Okay? Because that that will [24:05] really solidify everything I'm saying. [24:07] Okay? It's the best way to explain it. [24:08] So, here So, this is WANA. [24:11] WANA is um [24:12] is Iranian state media. [24:15] And generally, uh it says top news, but [24:18] it's never really news. It's always [24:21] it's always analytical pieces. It's just [24:23] It's just the positions of the of of the [24:26] of the regime and trying to, you know, [24:28] shape narratives. So, they have one [24:30] article about this whole thing. It's [24:32] right here. Rescue operation of an [24:34] American pilot in Iran. What does Tehra [24:36] What do Tehran and Washington say? So, [24:38] of course, it wants to sound like real [24:40] journalism and real analysis. But let's [24:41] go through this piece and what we're [24:43] looking for. Okay? This is I'm I'm I'm [24:46] I'm I'm showing you how to read a piece [24:48] like this. Okay? What we're looking for [24:50] when you read this [24:52] is [24:53] what they're trying to do with the [24:55] story. Okay? So, here we go. [24:57] When Iranian officials speak of a [24:59] failure by the United States in its [25:01] attempt to rescue the pilot of a downed [25:04] fighter jet in central Iran, accounts [25:07] published in American media present a [25:09] very different picture. [25:10] A complex, costly, and multi-stage [25:13] operation that according to Washington [25:15] succeeding succeeded in extracting at [25:18] least one member of the F-15 crew from [25:20] inside Iran. So, they're denying that [25:22] there was a second one who was rescued. [25:24] We'll see more of that soon. [25:26] And it goes through some of the details [25:27] of what happened. [25:31] Um and that people heard [25:34] um [25:35] that people heard things in the Isfahan [25:37] area. [25:39] Look what it says here. [25:41] Meanwhile, some field sources and media [25:43] outlets close to Iranian official [25:45] institutions. They always do this. They [25:47] just say some sources and some experts. [25:49] They do this all the time on this site, [25:51] which is just them [25:52] framing what they're about to say as [25:54] though it has some authority. So, some [25:56] field sources and media outlets close to [25:58] Iranian official institutions. This is a [26:00] media outlet [26:02] close to Iranian official institutions. [26:04] That's what WANA is. Anyway, they claim [26:07] that several American forces were killed [26:09] during the operation. However, no [26:11] independent or official confirmation [26:13] from international or US sources [26:15] regarding possible casualties has been [26:17] released so far. [26:19] You see the language here. They're [26:20] trying to plant the possibility, plant [26:23] the doubt [26:24] plant the possibility that Americans [26:26] were killed. [26:28] Um [26:31] and then uh [26:32] let's go to the key issues here. [26:39] Here we go. [26:40] >> [clears throat] [26:40] >> Let me get to it. [26:43] Tehran's narrative. America failed, [26:46] Trump is managing public perceptions. [26:48] Now, we're going to have They're going [26:48] to present the two narratives. [26:51] Following initial claims by Donald Trump [26:53] about the rescue of a second pilot, [26:55] Iranian officials quickly responded [26:57] seeking to challenge Washington's [26:59] narrative. [27:00] A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya [27:03] Central Headquarters said, "Quote, the [27:05] enemy's desperate efforts despite divine [27:08] support and the timely joint operations [27:11] of Iranian forces." I don't know what [27:12] they mean there. Including the IRGC, the [27:15] Army Basij, and law enforcement failed [27:18] to rescue their downed pilot. Trump is [27:20] trying to create ambiguity in public [27:23] opinion to justify the bitter failure [27:26] and incompetence of his weak military. [27:29] The IRGC also described Trump's claim as [27:32] an attempt to cover up a military [27:34] failure stating, "Trump, in an attempt [27:36] to conceal his heavy defeat, claimed in [27:40] a tweet that a special operation had [27:42] rescued a pilot of crashed aircraft in [27:44] in Iran." Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, [27:47] speaker of Iran's parliament, responded [27:49] with sarcasm. "If the United States [27:52] achieves three more victories like this, [27:54] it will be completely destroyed." These [27:56] positions indicate that Tehran, [27:58] regardless of the ultimate fate of the [27:59] American crew, is attempting to frame [28:02] the operation as evidence of US military [28:04] vulnerability [28:06] deep inside Iranian territory. [28:10] There you go. That's the That's the [28:11] punchline. That's the last That's the [28:13] end of their their description of [28:15] Tehran's narrative that it was a failure [28:18] that they hadn't really rescued the two [28:19] pilots. [28:21] Um and that [28:24] that they indicate that Tehran is [28:26] attempting to frame the operation as [28:29] evidence of US military vulnerability. [28:32] Okay, now, the US narrative. [28:36] On the other side, reports in American [28:38] media present a completely different [28:39] picture. According to these accounts, [28:41] two crew members of an F-15E Strike [28:43] Eagle, reportedly the first US fighter [28:45] jet shot down in this month-long [28:47] conflict, ejected after their aircraft [28:50] was hit on Friday. One was quickly [28:51] rescued. [28:53] Not so quickly, but okay. But the [28:54] weapons systems See, the reason they say [28:57] one was quickly rescued is the as though [28:59] to say, "Well, that was an easy one and [29:01] we and, you know, we really didn't have [29:03] a shot at at him anyway." One was [29:05] quickly rescued, which is not true. It [29:07] was also a very complex mission [29:09] because they're humiliated by the fact [29:11] that the Americans went so deeply in [29:13] under fire by them and and and did this [29:16] so successfully. Okay, one was quickly [29:17] rescued, but the weapons systems officer [29:19] remained hidden in mountains terrain in [29:22] mountain mountainous terrain for more [29:23] than 24 hours. [29:25] One account attributed to senior US [29:27] military official stated, "Quote, [29:29] locating the downed officer armed with [29:31] only a sidearm and hiding behind enemy [29:33] lines was among the highest priorities [29:35] of the US military over the past 48 [29:37] hours." Another senior official [29:39] described the mission as one of the most [29:40] difficult and complex special operations [29:42] in US history. [29:44] That is true. [29:45] According to this narrative, special [29:47] forces from Navy SEAL Team Six and Delta [29:50] Force, supported by extensive air, [29:51] intelligence, cyber, and space assets, [29:53] ultimately succeeded in extracting the [29:55] wounded officer. These sources also [29:57] claim that after the mission, two [29:59] transport aircraft intended to evacuate [30:02] personnel encountered problems, and US [30:05] commanders decided to destroy them to [30:07] prevent them from falling into Iranian [30:08] hands. Also true. [30:10] Donald Trump also claimed, "No American [30:13] fatalities were reported among the [30:15] rescue team. All commandos and the [30:16] weapons systems officer returned [30:18] safely." [30:19] If this account is accurate, [30:22] what Iran describes as the destruction [30:24] of American aircraft may not necessarily [30:26] indicate a total failure of the rescue [30:28] mission, [30:29] but rather reflect the logistical costs [30:32] of a high-risk, yet successful [30:33] operation. [30:35] The narrative gap, victory for whom? At [30:38] present, what stands out most is not [30:40] just the operation itself, but the deep [30:43] gap between the two official narratives. [30:45] Tehran says the US entered deep into [30:48] Iranian territory, lost multiple [30:50] aircraft, and failed to achieve its [30:52] objective. [30:53] Washington, however, claims the primary [30:56] mission, extracting the remaining crew [30:57] member, was accomplished, albeit at high [31:00] cost, not really, and under extremely [31:02] difficult conditions. [31:04] The reality on the ground likely lies [31:06] somewhere in between these two accounts. [31:09] If the US did indeed extract one of its [31:11] crew from inside Iran, that would [31:13] represent a significant tactical success [31:15] for the Pentagon. But if that success [31:17] came with the loss of multiple aircraft, [31:19] exposure of the scale of the [31:20] confrontation, and signs of a [31:23] vulnerability, Tehran can equally claim [31:25] a political and psychological victory. [31:28] At this stage, until independent [31:30] imagery, satellite evidence, or [31:31] multilateral confirmations emerge, [31:34] whatever that means, [31:35] this case is a is less a purely military [31:38] operation, and more a battle over [31:40] narrative, credibility, and control of [31:43] public perception. A battle that for [31:46] both Tehran and Trump may be just as [31:48] important as the battlefield itself. [31:50] They always reveal their real strategy [31:53] in the final lines of these pieces. [31:55] Amazing. They say it right here. [31:58] And maybe just as important as the [31:59] battlefield itself. [32:01] Because it's a battle for public [32:02] perception. They're They're That's [32:04] exactly what I'm telling you. [32:06] Look. [32:07] Look at what they're doing here. [32:10] They have to frame this that it wasn't [32:12] successful. It's so important to them. [32:15] Here's the [32:17] Just in case you're even wondering for a [32:18] second if maybe what they're saying is [32:20] true, of course it's not true. It's [32:22] absurd to believe that what they're [32:24] saying is true because if if the airman [32:27] had not been rescued, they would go find [32:30] him. They'd keep searching for him. [32:31] They'd They'd dig up They'd They'd [32:33] They'd display the body [32:36] or have him in captivity or whatever it [32:38] is. [32:39] This is a total humiliation. A total [32:41] total humiliation of the Iranian regime. [32:44] You know, and and you know, and if you [32:46] want in other regime media, on Tasnim, [32:49] which is the IRGC media outlet, they're [32:52] actually claiming [32:54] that it was completely unsuccessful. [32:55] Look at this. [32:57] Images emerge of downed US aircraft in [32:59] central Iran. [33:01] The spokesperson for the Khatam [33:02] al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of Iran [33:04] announced that it on on Sunday that in [33:07] Iranian that Iranian military forces [33:09] have destroyed several US aircraft in [33:11] southern Isfahan, thwarting an attempted [33:13] mission to rescue a downed American [33:15] fighter pilot. [33:16] They just say it was thwarted. [33:20] He said the incident followed desperate [33:21] efforts by US forces to infiltrate [33:23] central Iran to extract the pilot. [33:26] According to them, it was just [33:29] it failed. They didn't get him out. This [33:31] is what they're claiming. [33:32] It's amazing, okay? So, they are [33:35] This is a disaster. An absolute disaster [33:39] for the Iranians. Let me just sum this [33:42] video up. It's gone a little long. [33:45] But [33:46] this is I cannot stress this enough. To [33:48] understand how this is actually [33:50] potentially a major turning point in the [33:53] war, just consider the results in all [33:55] the areas that I've outlined [33:57] where this was important, had this gone [33:59] another way. Imagine had they not [34:03] successfully extracted the airman, or [34:05] imagine if a whole bunch of American [34:06] soldiers were killed in the process. [34:08] Imagine these soldiers getting captured [34:10] by the Iranians and then [34:12] paraded around in public or held in [34:14] prisons, and and suddenly they're [34:16] holding a couple of Americans. Think [34:18] about the impact that that would have on [34:20] the negotiations over Hormuz, over the [34:23] on the on on the on Trump's uh [34:26] on Trump's [34:27] ultimatums, and on public perception [34:30] back in the US, the American home front [34:32] and public opinion. If there were [34:34] American so American men who were who [34:36] were now captured in the hands of the [34:38] IRGC, imagine the wind in their sails [34:41] that it would give to the Iranian regime [34:43] to show some sign of victory and and of [34:45] and of strength and resilience. [34:48] And and also the prospects Think about [34:50] the prospects for a potential a [34:53] potential ground operation on Kharg [34:55] Island or somewhere else. [34:58] Think about all the implications had [35:00] this gone the other way in terms of in [35:02] terms of what it would look like for the [35:04] Iranians, what it would look like for [35:05] the American people, what it would look [35:07] like for the war going forward versus [35:08] how it turned out. And if you think that [35:10] through, you realize that this is [35:13] actually a major turning point in the [35:14] war. And then finally, I'll circle back [35:16] to what Hexeth started with and what we [35:18] started with, which is the religious [35:20] element, the faith element, bringing in [35:23] God and Christianity as part of the [35:25] humiliation of the Iranian regime. This [35:28] is speaking the language of victory, and [35:31] it's speaking the language that the [35:32] regime understands. That's why I believe [35:35] that this rescue operation of these of [35:37] these two airmen might be the single [35:39] most important event [35:42] in this war thus far in terms of [35:45] actually ultimately driving towards [35:47] victory. Humiliation of the regime is [35:50] not a sideshow. It is going to be [35:52] determinative [35:54] in terms of whether or not the regime [35:55] survives. So, that's my take on this [35:57] thing. I'm sorry this video went a [35:59] little long. I hope it was interesting. [36:00] Hope you enjoyed it. Please share and [36:03] tell people about this channel. If you [36:05] haven't subscribed, please do so. [36:07] And drop me a comment. Let you know Let [36:09] me know what you thought of this video. [36:11] Um and [36:12] you know, may God bless you. May God [36:14] bless all the fighting men on the [36:16] ground, [36:17] and may we see victory very soon.
