Trump threatens journalists with jail over leaked rescue mission details

Washington D.C. | U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to jail journalists over the disclosure of classified information regarding the rescue of two U.S. Air Force personnel from a downed fighter jet in Iran. During a press conference at the White House on Monday, Trump stated that strict measures would be taken to identify the source of the leak.

He said, 'We will go to the media companies that published the news and say—this is a matter of national security, reveal your source, or face jail time. The person who wrote the story will go to jail if they do not reveal the source.'

Following the successful rescue of one pilot from the U.S. fighter jet that crashed in Iran last Friday, reports emerged that a second pilot was missing. According to Trump, the public disclosure of this information made the rescue operation significantly more complex.

U.S. officials confirmed that the second pilot was safely rescued on Sunday morning through a high-risk operation. CIA Director John Ratcliffe described the mission as being 'as difficult as finding a grain of sand in the desert.'

Trump claimed that the leak alerted Iran to the pilot's situation, further endangering the rescue efforts. 'Suddenly, news spread across Iran that a pilot was struggling to save his life,' he said.

Following this incident, the White House has announced that a formal investigation is underway. However, Trump did not specify which media organization he was targeting.