Published: Apr 09, 2026, 10:15 IST | Updated: Apr 09, 2026, 10:15 IST
A new report suggests that the rescue of a downed U.S. airman in Iran during the ongoing US-Iran conflict may have been significantly aided by ideal environmental conditions that enhanced the effectiveness of a classified CIA surveillance tool. The secret system, reportedly capable of detecting faint biometric signals such as a human heartbeat, helped pinpoint the airman’s location in remote terrain.