Iran says it ‘successfully targeted’ American ‘F-18’ fighter jet, shares video; US rejects claim

Washington DC, 26/3: The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) late Tuesday issued a fact-check dismissing claims that an American fighter jet had been shot down by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

In a post on X, CENTCOM said, “No US fighter aircraft have been shot down by Iran.” The statement followed the release of a video by the IRGC claiming it had successfully targeted a US ‘F-18’ fighter jet.