Iran claims shooting down Israeli 5th-gen F-35 fighter jets

F-35 fighter jets. Photo credit - Tasmin news agency, Tehran

Iran has claimed to have earned the distinction of being the first country in the world to successfully shoot down fifth-generation fighter jets by targeting two stealth F-35 fighters belonging to Israel, it mentioned as the Zionist regime.

“The regime deployed these advanced aircraft in its early Friday morning aggression against the Islamic Republic on Friday, which resulted in the assassination of several high-ranking Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, including women and children.

“In an official statement, the Iranian Army’s Public Relations Office announced that its air defense forces had successfully struck and destroyed two F-35 fighter jets along with multiple drones belonging to the Zionist regime.

“The report noted that the fate of the pilots remains unknown and is currently under investigation. Further information will be released in due course.”

The F-35 fighters used by Israel are considered the most advanced in their class.

About the second incident of shooting down F-35 fighter jet a report from Tasnim said, “The Iranian Army’s air defenses have shot down another F-35 fighter jet of the Israeli regime that had intruded into the country’s airspace.

“The Iranian Army’s Air Defense units shot down the Zionist regime’s F-35 fighter jet in the sky of western Iran on Saturday.

“Reports suggest that the pilot of the intruding fighter jet has ejected, but is still unaccounted for.

Another report from Tasnim said Two Israeli warplanes were shot down by Iran’s air defenses.

The Israeli jets were downed on Friday. According to reports, the pilot of one of these warplanes, who is a woman, has been captured.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has vowed a crushing response to Israel’s acts of aggression.

“The Israeli regime attacked a number of residential neighborhoods of Tehran and locations in other parts of Iran in the early hours of June 13.

“Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami, Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and at least six Iranian nuclear scientists have been martyred in the strikes.

“Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Zionist regime that it will receive a severe punishment for the strike, saying, “With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter, painful fate, which it will definitely see.”

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