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U.S. Says It Rescued Missing Airman Shot Down in Iran

  1. Zaras, Iran
    A screenshot of U.S. aircraft over southwest Iran on Friday.
    UGC/AFP via Getty Images
  2. Tehran
    Buildings destroyed by airstrikes at Shahid Beheshti University on Saturday.
    Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
  3. Saida, Lebanon
    Displaced people receiving food at a temporary shelter on Saturday.
    Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times
  4. Ramat Gan, IsraelA building damaged by a strike on Saturday.
    Amit Elkayam for The New York Times
  5. Beirut, Lebanon
    Cars passed near buildings destroyed by strikes in the city’s southern suburbs on Saturday.
    Bilal Hussein/Associated Press
  6. Alborz, Iran
    A bridge under construction, damaged by airstrikes, seen on Friday.
    Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
  7. Beirut, Lebanon
    Displaced people making camp on Friday.
    David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
  8. Karaj, Iran
    Patients injured by American strikes, at Imam Ali Hospital on Friday.
    Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
  9. Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
    The Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery after a drone strike on Friday.
    AFPTV

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Risky Night Mission Took Commandos Deep Into Hostile Territory

  • Hundreds of special operations troops are said to have taken part in the two-day effort to reach the injured Air Force officer whose plane was shot down by Iran.
  • As U.S. forces converged on the downed airman, a firefight erupted, two former senior military officials briefed on the operation said.

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  1. A woman in an apartment with blue and white walls putting large X shapes of tape on her windows. The curtains are dark and gauzy; she has her back to the camera. Outside the sun is shining.
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  2. A woman in a striped gray shirt and a bright red-and-yellow skirt on the roof of a building, surrounded by potted plants. She peers into the distance, shading her eyes from the sun with her hands.
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