Original Article By Michael Gryboski
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth highlighted timeline similarities between the recent rescue of a downed American pilot in Iran and the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
At a White House press conference Monday afternoon featuring President Donald Trump and other administration officials, Hegseth discussed the recent rescue of two pilots during the conflict.
Hegseth described how one of the two pilots, while wounded, traveled through the mountains and was rescued by a large American force behind enemy lines over the course of three days on Easter weekend.
“Shot down on a Friday, Good Friday,” said Hegseth. “Hidden in a cave, a crevice, all of Saturday. And rescued on Sunday. Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter Sunday.”
“A pilot reborn, all home and accounted for, a nation rejoicing. God is good. … We leave no man behind, and that is not luck. It is the result of unmatched training, superior technology, and unbreakable warrior ethos, and sheer American grit.”
Hegseth highlighted how the pilot’s first message to rescuers with his emergency transponder was “God is good,” stating that “in that moment of isolation and danger, his faith and fighting spirit shown through.”
In late February, the U.S. and Israel conducted a series of strikes on Iran, reportedly hitting several military and government targets in Tehran and elsewhere. The attacks resulted in the death of Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several high-ranking officials and many civilians.
Iran has launched several missile attacks against Israel and U.S. military positions in the region in response, with one missile striking the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, killing nine people.
Additionally, the Islamic Republic has largely closed off the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers, causing a global oil shortage and significant increases in gas prices.
Last Wednesday, Trump gave a national address claiming that the objectives in the Iran war were “nearing completion,” but he also threatened a broader array of attacks on the country.
“In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield; victories like few people have ever seen before,” said Trump.
“Tonight, Iran’s navy is gone. Their air force is in ruins. Their leaders, most of them, the terrorist regime they led, are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak.”
According to figures from the U.S.-based rights group HRANA reported by The Independent on Monday, more than 3,500 Iranians have been killed in the conflict, with about half civilians, including over 200 children. Additionally, there have been 13 confirmed American fatalities since the strikes began.
Despite the losses, the Iranian government has remained defiant, rejecting a ceasefire proposal on Monday and demanding a more permanent measure to end the attacks on the country.
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