India, April 20 -- The rescue of the two US F-15 pilots from Iranian territory after their jets were downed was one of the most closely-watched moves of the US Air Force in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Both President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have repeatedly talked about the success of the US Air Force in the rescue mission, often in glorious terms.

But, recently, the Wall Street Journal has reported that things were far from glorious in the situation room when the operation was taking place. In an exclusive report on Sunday (April 19), WSJ claimed that top military officials directing the operation from the situation room in the Oval Office kept Trump out for hours.

According to the Wall Steet Journal, Donald Trump panicked over...