Iran claims US pilot rescue mission could be cover to seize enriched uranium
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has suggested that a recent United States rescue operation may have been used as a cover for an attempt to seize enriched uranium.
Speaking from Tehran on Monday, April 6, Baqaei questioned the location and intent of the operation. "The distance between the area where it was claimed the American pilot was located in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, and the area where they attempted or intended to deploy forces is significant in central Iran," Baqaei said.
"Therefore, the possibility that this was a deception operation to steal the enriched uranium should not be dismissed, but as I said, what is clear is that the result of this operation was nothing more than Second Tabas,” he added. The reference to "Second Tabas" relates to the failed 1980 US mission to rescue hostages in Tehran.
US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that two US airmen had been rescued after their F-15 aircraft was shot down over Iranian territory. He described the mission as "one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in US history.”
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