The US Air Force colonel who was shot down over Iran and rescued after 36 hours had sent a suspicious three-word message that sparked fears US officials were being lured into a trap.
After the seriously wounded weapons officer, who has yet to be publicly identified, climbed a 7,000-foot ridge and hid in a crevice for safety, he submitted a short, unusual message over the radio — “God is good,” a US defense official told Axios.
President Trump and his team initially feared that the signal could be a ruse to lure more American soldiers into a dangerous situation.
