The truth is becoming clear.

The target in Isfahan was the nuclear facility:

The landing of C-130s in Isfahan had nothing to do with pilot rescue operations. The intended target was the Isfahan nuclear facility and the Baharestan site.

Last night, the Americans carried out two separate operations inside Iran.

First, a large-scale heliborne operation in Kohgiluyeh aimed at rescuing their pilot.

This involved an overt assault on Mount Siah using multiple fighter jets and helicopters.

Meanwhile, operating under the assumption that all of Iran's attention was fixed on Kohgiluyeh, two C-130 aircraft carrying Delta Force operatives landed covertly at an abandoned airstrip south of Isfahan.

Each C-130 carried dozens of troops and two MH-6 Little Bird helicopters—four helicopters in total.

The objective of this landing had nothing to do with pilot rescue. They were after something far larger and more strategic: striking Iran's nuclear facilities using Little Bird helicopters.

But a major problem arose: a rapid-response unit of the Law Enforcement Forces (Faraja) had anticipated such a scenario and was lying in wait.

At that point, as Faraja commandos engaged the American aircraft and helicopters, the pilot rescue operation became interlinked with a Delta Force extraction operation in Isfahan.

With the American C-130s damaged by gunfire from Faraja special forces against the American positions, takeoff and escape became impossible.

Consequently, a wave of helicopters involved in the original pilot rescue—supported by dozens of fighter jets—was diverted to southern Isfahan.

Following an extremely heavy firefight and the downing of two Black Hawk helicopters in the area, and likely a third C-130 tanker aircraft, the Americans managed to evacuate their forces, along with their dead and wounded.

Total American aircraft lost in Isfahan:

· 2 Black Hawks

· 4 MH-6 Little Birds

· 2 C-130s (carrying troops and Little Birds)

· 1 C-130 tanker

· 1 MQ-9 drone

Unknown number of US dead and wounded