Iran has claimed it shot down a second US F-35 fighter jet over central parts of the country, and says the pilot is unlikely to have survived. Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters Spokesman stated that “A second US fifth-generation F-35 was struck and downed over central Iran by a new IRGC Aerospace Force air-defence system. Given the massive explosion on impact and during the crash, the pilot is unlikely to have ejected.”
According to The Hindustan Times, the Iranian consulate in Mumbai shared a video on X with the caption: “Another enemy F-35 hit and downed by our #indigenous defence systems. Iran is a force to be reckoned with.” This is not the first such claim; on March 19, Iran said it had become the first country in the world to shoot down a US F-35 Lightning II.
