Donald Trump on Monday addressed the loss of an F-15E Strike Eagle over Iran, placing it within the context of a large-scale air campaign. He noted that the downed aircraft was the first manned American plane lost to enemy fire after more than 10,000 combat flights and strikes on over 13,000 Iranian targets during a 37-day period.
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“After striking more than 13,000 targets, the F-15 we lost last week was the first manned aircraft brought down by the enemy in this entire operation,” the president said. “With thousands and thousands of flights, they got lucky. It was a lucky hit.”
Trump framed the incident as an exception rather than a pattern, emphasizing what he described as the overall effectiveness of Operation Epic Fury, an ongoing U.S. air campaign over Iran. Officials have characterized the operation as unprecedented in scale and intensity.
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