Iran Claims Shootdown of Fourth Israeli F-35: Stealth Fighter Was Operating Deep Inside Hostile Airspace

Iran Claims Shootdown of Fourth Israeli F-35: Stealth Fighter Was Operating Deep Inside Hostile Airspace

Iranian government sources on June 17 reported the successful shootdown of an Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft in the skies above the city of Tabriz, with ground-based air defence systems credited with the kill. Previously two F-35s were reportedly shot down on June 13-14, with a female pilot reported captured, before a third shootdown reported on June 14 also saw the surviving pilot apprehended by commandos. The likely veracity of Irania…

Explainer: How Iran outsmarted Israel and downed F-35 fighter jets for the first time

Iranian armed forces have shot down at least three Israeli F-35 fighter jets in 48 hours, marking the first time a fifth-generation stealth aircraft has been successfully downed.

Iranian official claims Israeli F-35 fighter jet shot down near Tehran

Reported downing of fighter jet comes amid deadly Israeli strikes since June 13 on Iranian military and nuclear sites - Anadolu Ajansı

Iran Claims It Shot Down Israeli F-35 Fighter Jet - Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA

On Wednesday, Iranian authorities announced that their military successfully shot down an Israeli F-35 fighter jet south of the capital, Tehran.

Iran claims downing yet another Israeli F-35 following conflict

Iranian state-affiliated media have announced that Iranian air-defense systems successfully shot down an Israeli F‑35 stealth fighter jet over Tabriz on June 17, marking the most recent in a series of such claims. Iran’s Nour News, Tasnim, and IRNA agencies all reported that the aircraft—a fifth-generation F‑35—was targeted during a flight at dawn, with state outlets suggesting that it is the fifth Israeli F‑35 downed since the start of the curr…