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CIA tracked his heart signal in Iran – US soldier now in Germany

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 389 words · By Johanna Urbancik
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What to know about CIA tracked his heart signal in Iran – US soldier now in Germany

Using secret technology, the CIA was able to locate a downed US soldier in Iran.

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What happened

Using secret technology, the CIA was able to locate a downed US soldier in Iran.

Why it matters

He is now being treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre (LRMC), the largest US military hospital outside the USA.

Common ground

One of the US soldiers who crashed in Iran and was later rescued is reportedly being treated in Germany.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The technology uses so-called quantum magnetometry to detect the electromagnetic signatures of the human body, specifically the heart signal.”
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Claim 2: “He is now being treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre (LRMC), the largest US military hospital outside the USA.”
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Wikipedia confirms that Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is the largest US military hospital outside the USA. However, the claim about a soldier being treated there is not addressed in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brendan Marrocco of Staten Island, New York was the first US soldier serving in Iraq or Afghanistan to survive a quadruple amputation and the first person to receive a bilateral arm transplant at John…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Marrocco
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), also known as Landstuhl Hospital, is a U.S. Army post in Landstuhl, Germany, near Ramstein Air Base. The installation is an amalgamation of Marceau Kasern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Cen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of former (inactivated or decommissioned) U.S. Army medical units – both fixed and deployable – with dates of inactivations, demobilizations, or redesignations.
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Claim 3: “The weapons systems officer was initially listed as missing but was later recovered by US forces in a complex rescue operation.”
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Claim 4: “Using secret technology, the CIA was able to locate a downed US soldier in Iran.”
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Wikipedia entries about CIA activities in Iran do not mention any incident involving locating a downed US soldier using secret technology. The evidence is unrelated to the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. It was instigated by the United King…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'état
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Iran, from the Mosaddegh coup of 1953 to the present day. The CIA is said to have collaborated with the last …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis: From CIA Coup to the Brink of War is a non-fiction book by former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Officer John Kiriakou and investigative journalist an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CIA_Insider's_Guide_to_the…
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Claim 5: “The technology is not universally applicable, works best in remote areas with little electromagnetic interference, such as desert regions.”
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Claim 6: “The CIA was able to locate him using a previously secret technology called 'Ghost Murmur'.”
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Claim 7: “The system, called 'Ghost Murmur', was reportedly used for the first time last weekend.”
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Claim 8: “The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is the largest US military hospital outside the United States.”
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Claim 9: “Artificial intelligence filters these signals out of the background noise.”
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Claim 10: “Both servicemen, the pilot and a weapons systems officer, survived.”
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Claim 11: “The system is said to have been developed by 'Skunk Works', the secret research division of US defence contractor Lockheed Martin.”
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Claim 12: “In the US-Israeli war against Iran, Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet with a two-man crew last week.”
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Claim 13: “Proximity to Ramstein Air Base is also crucial: the largest US air force base outside the United States acts as a logistical hub for troops, equipment and, of course, the wounded.”
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Claim 14: “One of the US soldiers who crashed in Iran and was later rescued is reportedly being treated in Germany.”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm a US soldier rescued in Iran is being treated in Germany.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany–Iran relations are the bilateral relations between Germany and Iran. Official diplomatic relations between Iran and Germany after World War II began in 1952, when Iran opened its first diploma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
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Claim 15: “Severely wounded soldiers are usually stabilised first, often in mobile facilities or regional bases, and then flown to Germany on military aircraft.”
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