When the missing US airman finally made contact from somewhere in the mountains of southwestern Iran, the message he sent was so short and so unexpected that it made Washington suspicious of a possible Iranian trap. "Sounded Like Something A Muslim Would Say" Trump told Axios that the weapons systems officer sent a short, unusual message over his radio after ejecting from his F-15E Strike Eagle. "He said: 'Power be to God,'" Trump said. "What he said on the radio sounded like something a Muslim would say," Trump told Axios, adding that people who knew the officer later explained he was a religious person, and that it made sense for him to say that. A US defence official confirmed Trump's account to Axios but said the exact phrase used was "God is good." US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth posted the same words on X.