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A second crew member from a U.S. Fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued.
In a post on social media last night, President Trump said the airman was safe.
Officials say the rescue was carried out by American and Israeli forces in a complex operation a day
after the plane was brought down by Iranian fire.
Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jason Harris says survival training likely played a key role.
They're trained for how to handle things.
Once you hit the ground and to figure out what is necessary to ensure that you can evade getting captured
if you happen to be in enemy territory.
Officials say both crew members are now safely out of Iran.
President Trump has given Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or reach a peace agreement.
If not, he says Tehran will face a new round of military strikes targeting its energy infrastructure.
Trump has extended the deadline several times as diplomatic talks continued.
Russia says it 's continuing to evacuate its staff from Iran's lone operational
nuclear power plant amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks.
Under attack, killing an Iranian security guard.
NPR's Charles Maines reports from Moscow.
The head of Russia's nuclear energy agency,
Ross Adams' Alexei Likachev, said nearly 200 Russian workers departed the Boucher nuclear facility by bus minutes
before the plant was hit and were now en route out of Iran.