"The international military press has been tracking the contradiction between Trump’s public characterization of Iran’s degraded defenses and the operational reality on the ground since the war began. The F-15E shootdown will now anchor that coverage. …

WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: On Wednesday, the President of the United States told you that Iran had no anti-aircraft equipment and that its radar was completely destroyed."

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"On Friday, Iran shot down an F-15E Strike Eagle — a front-line US combat aircraft — over Iranian territory, and downed or damaged three more aircraft during the rescue mission. One American crew member is still missing inside Iran. This is not a minor discrepancy between what the president said and what happened."

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"It is a direct and documented contradiction — and the missing weapons systems officer, whose location is currently unknown, is its human consequence. The rest of the world already knows this. Now you do too."

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"Iran’s ability to shoot down two US planes and damage two helicopters in a single day demonstrates that Trump and Hegseth lied to the American people about US total control of airspace over Iran."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/daily-dose-of-perspective-2f5