Washington, April 7 (IANS) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has played a critical role in locating a stranded US airman deep inside Iran, deploying covert capabilities and deception tactics in what officials described as a race against time.CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the mission relied on both human intelligence and advanced surveillance tools.“We deployed both human assets and exquisite technologies that no other intelligence service in the world possesses,” he said.He described …
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Washington, April 7 (IANS) The CIA used deception tactics and advanced intelligence tools to locate a downed US airman deep inside Iran, playing a critical role in a high-risk rescue mission that US officials said left Iranian forces “confused” and “humiliated.” CIA Director John Ratcliffe told reporters at a White House news conference that the agency worked to both find the airman and mislead Iranian forces searching for him.“We needed to locate the downed aviator as quickly as possi…