At least five people were killed, and several "flying objects" were destroyed, including a transport plane, during the US operation to rescue the downed fighter jet crew member, the Iran's Revolutionary Guards said, reported Iranian media.
According to the spokesperson of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the unified command of the Iranian armed forces, the downed aircraft included a C-130 military transport plane in the south of Isfahan, and two Black Hawk helicopters. The Iranian army also reportedly downed an Israeli drone.
The enemy's intruding aircrafts in southern Isfahan - including two Black Hawk helicopters and one C-130 military transport aircraft -- were struck and are now burning," the military's central command said.
It added that the rescue operation had "failed".
