A U.S. rescue mission inside Iran has triggered conflicting accounts from Washington and Tehran.

The United States says it successfully extracted a wounded airman after his jet was shot down.

Iran claims it disrupted the mission.

The airman survived alone in hostile terrain before being tracked by the CIA.

The rescue involved deception tactics and air support.

The airman was evacuated to Kuwait, according to U.S. officials. Donald Trump confirmed the operation.

Iran denies this version, leaving the truth contested.