How a perilous US rescue mission nearly went off course
RTE
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The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision.
Under cover of darkness, US commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 7,000‑foot ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist to safety, moving him toward a secret rendezvous point before dawn on Sunday.
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