MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces announced on Friday morning that a US F-35 fighter jet was shot down over Iran’s central regions. The official military statement was broadcast by Iranian state television. The local television station in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province also announced a substantial reward for anyone who captures the pilot alive. TASS has summarized the known details.
- Iranian officials assert that the F-35 was struck and destroyed by highly advanced air defenses operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of Iran’s armed forces.
- A spokesperson from the Iranian General Staff indicated that the missile was guided by IRGC’s superior technology.
- Military estimates suggest that the pilot’s self-evacuation from the aircraft is unlikely.
According to US sources and media outlets, including Axios, the wreckage displayed by Iranian authorities might not be from an F-35 but could belong to an F-15 fighter jet.
