On April 16, according to CCTV, Iranian Army Chief Hatami disclosed for the first time details of an ambush operation against US military forces in southern Isfahan province during a speech on the same day. Hatami stated that the Iranian intelligence department had made thorough preparations in advance, involving the military, Revolutionary Guards, police, militia, and local citizens, to create a 'surrounding situation against the enemy.' In the ambush operation, Iran's initial firepower successfully shot down a C-130 transport aircraft. According to a statement released by the Iranian Law Enforcement Command on April 5, a police special forces unit shot down a US C-130 transport aircraft in the southern region of Isfahan.
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