There is incentive for Iran not to notify anyone if they have captured our airman...

[Wounded Bear]

Instead of a propaganda coup, if they capture them and not tell anybody, the US continues the useless and dangerus rescue operations.

Would not be the first time an enemy used our "no one left behind" strategy against us.

For now, search and rescue ops must continue, I know.

[displacedvermoter]

1. Again, the Geneva Convention -- which apparently both sides are disregarding -- requires notifications

be made in the event POWs are taken. But, again, don't know if Iran was ever a Convention signat and we now find it an inconvenience.

[ananda]

3. Once the USA decided to ditch Marquis of Queensbury rules...

because Bibi made it all legitimate and Trump loves to break rules...

Iran really had no choice. You can't play nice with psychopathic
bullies.

[Wounded Bear]

5. MS NOW just said on TV that Iran is a signatory of the Geneva Accords...

Probably a previous edition of their gov't, like back in the Shah days.

But with Kegsbreath announcing no quarter, I'd say all bets are off.

[RockRaven]

2. And for the purposes of that line of action, it doesn't make a difference to them

if the air man is alive or dead. So if they acquired the remains of a deceased airman they could also purposely keep it quiet and accomplish the same thing.

[Klarkashton]

4. Hegseth said WE would "take no quarter" at the outset

Let's see how this plays out.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes and then Iran can shoot down the search and rescue planes.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Eventually use the pilot as a bargaining chip.