‘WE GOT HIM’: Trump declares success after US airman shot down in Iran rescued

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘WE GOT HIM’: Trump declares success after US airman shot down in Iran rescuedMike Bedigan in New York Sunday 05 April 2026 05:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952011","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-pilot-rescue-b2952011.html","title":"‘WE GOT HIM’: Trump declares success after US airman shot down in Iran rescued"}}Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A missing U.S. fighter pilot who was shot down in Iran has been rescued, Donald Trump has announced.“WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off o...