Iranian forces claim to have downed Israeli warplanes

Iran’s army says it air defence systems hit another Israeli F-35 fighter jet.

Citing the army’s public relations department, IRNA news agency said the incident occurred in the country’s west. The pilot reportedly ejected from the jet but his current whereabouts remain unknown.

Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee denied “fake publications by Iranian media outlets that the Iranian military succeeded in shooting down Israeli fighter jets”.