Trump says we're 'blowing up the whole country' if Iran doesn't make deal in 48 hours

Two C-130 aircraft that were part of the mission to rescue the second F-15 crew member became stuck at a location inside Iran during the operation, a U.S. official told ABC News.

U.S. forces deliberately destroyed the disabled aircraft so they would not fall into Iranian hands. As a result, additional replacement aircraft had to be flown into Iran to take the airman and the rescue teams out of the country, the official said.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

The CIA played a role in the rescue of the second F-15E crew member from Iranian territory, a senior administration official told ABC News.

Before the downed weapon systems officer (WSO) was located and rescued, the official said, the CIA "launched a deception campaign spreading word inside Iran that U.S. forces had already found him and were moving him on the ground for exfiltration out of the country."

"While the Iranians were confused and uncertain of what was happening, the agency used its unique, exquisite capabilities to search for -- and find -- the American," the official said. "This was the ultimate 'needle in a haystack,' but in this case it was a brave American soul inside a mountain crevice, invisible but for CIA's capabilities."

"The CIA immediately shared the WSO's exact location" with the Pentagon and White House, the official said.

"The president ordered an immediate rescue mission, which the DoW executed with boldness and precision, with CIA continuing to provide real time information," the official added.

-ABC News' Cindy Smith

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Sunday that its air force attacked more than 120 Iranian air defense and missile systems over the previous 24 hours.

President Donald Trump, in a post on his social media platform, hailed the rescue of the second crew member from an F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran, calling it "one of the "most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History" and writing, "WE GOT HIM!"

In the post, Trump said the operation unfolded over several hours and involved dozens of aircraft. He said the rescued crew member, a weapon system officer, is a colonel who sustained injuries "but he will be just fine," Trump said, adding he is "SAFE and SOUND!"

The post provides some details about the roughly 48-hour ordeal.

"This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue," Trump wrote.

Trump said the earlier rescue of the F-15E pilot was not confirmed on Friday to not jeopardize the rescue mission for the weapon system officer.

"This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory," Trump said in the post. "WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND!"