Washington DC, April 5 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he will address the press on Monday at 1:00 PM (local time) from the Oval Office, alongside military officials, following what he described as a high-risk and extraordinary rescue operation deep inside Iran to retrieve a US service member who was part of the crew for an F-15 fighter jet which was downed by the Islamic Republic earlier this week.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed that US forces successfully rescued a "seriously wounded" and "highly respected" F-15 crew member, identified as a Colonel, from mountainous terrain within Iranian territory.

According to the President, Iranian military forces were actively searching for the officer and were "ge...