Trump hails rescue of US pilots from Iran, warns media over leak

Insights

• Two US airmen were rescued after US aircraft went down in Iranian territory.
• Trump said more than 170 US aircraft took part, with 21 in the first operation and 155 in the second.
• He listed assets used including four bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refueling tankers and 13 rescue aircraft.
• Trump said US personnel faced close-range gunfire during the rescue and that two transport planes were destroyed after getting stuck in sand.
• He accused an unnamed source of leaking operational details and said he will ask the media to identify the leaker as a national security matter.
• He warned Iran could be taken out in one night and cited more than 10,000 combat flights and over 13,000 strikes in 37 days under Operation Epic Fury.