Over the weekend, the U.S. military pulled off a risky mission to save an injured airman whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran.
Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The New York Times, explains how Washington pulled it off.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times based in Washington.
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