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Iranian air defenses shot down an American F-35, video of IDF and American drones shot down
2026-03-20
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[Regnum] Iranian air defense systems shot down an American F-35 fighter jet, seriously damaging the aircraft. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced this on March 19.

"An F-35 fighter jet from the US Army was hit at 2:50 a.m. this morning by the IRGC Aerospace Force's new advanced air defense system and sustained serious damage," the statement, quoted by Iran's Fars news agency, said.

It is noted that the plane was shot down in the central part of Iran, its fate is unknown, and the probability of a crash is high.

CNN previously claimed, citing the US Central Command, that an F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at an American base.

The IRGC previously reported that its naval forces had struck the US bases of Minhad and Al-Dhafra in the UAE, the Al-Adairi helicopter base in Kuwait, and Mina Salman in Bahrain, where the US Fifth Fleet is headquartered.

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