{"id":206390,"date":"2026-04-03T12:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=206390"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:52:42","slug":"iran-claims-to-have-hit-an-american-fighter-jet-photos-of-the-downed-aircraft-published-pilot-allegedly-perished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/iran-claims-to-have-hit-an-american-fighter-jet-photos-of-the-downed-aircraft-published-pilot-allegedly-perished\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAN CLAIMS TO HAVE HIT AN AMERICAN FIGHTER JET: Photos of the downed aircraft published, pilot allegedly perished!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Photos of a downed American plane in Iran, Tehran claims it shot down an F-35, while images indicate they are the remains of an F-15E Strike Eagle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos have appeared on the internet for which some social media accounts claim depict parts of an American stealth fighter jet F-35, which Iran claims was shot down in the central part of the country, but by all accounts this is not true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Decisive Response to Trump\u2019s Empty Rhetoric: Iran Brings Down Another US F-35 in Central Skies<br><br>Iran\u2019s IRGC has destroyed a second advanced US F-35 fighter jet in central Iran\u2019s airspace, marking a direct retaliationagainst \u201cbaseless threats\u201d from US President Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/344ah5qTMJ\">pic.twitter.com\/344ah5qTMJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tasnimnews_EN\/status\/2039951927774187999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Reuters reported this morning, citing the Iranian news agency Mehr, that an F-35 was shot down and that Tehran claims it is &#8220;unlikely&#8221; that the pilot survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sky News states that, if confirmed, this would be the second time Iran has hit an American F-35 fighter, after one such aircraft had to make an emergency landing almost two weeks ago due to suspicion that it was under enemy fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeab CLAIM: Iran&#39;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it downed an &quot;enemy&quot; fighter jet over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.<br><br>\u2705 FACT: All U.S. fighter aircraft are accounted for. Iran&#39;s IRGC has made the same false claim at least half a dozen times. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bN7HJdLxEr\">pic.twitter.com\/bN7HJdLxEr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2039805134704660622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for the Middle East, has still not commented on these claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, claims have also appeared on the X social network that photos of the aircraft&#8217;s remains clearly indicate that it is an American F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, and not an F-35, which is much more expensive and, depending on the model, costs from 82.5 to 109 million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/activist-beaten-in-the-kosjeric-municipal-presidents-office-transported-to-the-hospital-with-injuries-opposition-calls-for-a-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ACTIVIST BEATEN IN THE KOSJERI\u0106 MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT\u2019S OFFICE: Transported to the hospital with injuries, opposition calls for a protest!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-stand-with-the-people-of-ukraine-serbia-gives-kyiv-two-million-euros-for-maintaining-stable-supply-of-electricity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cWE STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE\u201d: Serbia gives Kyiv two million euros for \u201cmaintaining stable supply\u201d of electricity!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serious-traffic-accident-in-republika-srpska-priest-and-wife-killed-three-children-injured-in-a-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA: Priest and wife killed, three children injured in a collision!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/brotherly-welcome-in-zabljak-serbian-police-officers-on-a-pilgrimage-entered-montenegro-they-continue-their-journey-to-ostrog-for-little-sofija-and-fedja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BROTHERLY WELCOME IN ZABLJAK: Serbian police officers on a pilgrimage entered Montenegro, they continue their journey to Ostrog for little Sofija and Fedja!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/savage-attack-in-zvezdara-young-man-tried-to-break-up-a-fight-suffered-fractures-of-both-jaws-and-brain-bleeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SAVAGE ATTACK IN ZVEZDARA: Young man tried to break up a fight, suffered fractures of both jaws and brain bleeding!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurir.rs\/planeta\/9958529\/fotografije-oborenog-americkog-aviona-u-iranu?utm_source=kurir&amp;utm_medium=mostread_sidebar_widget&amp;utm_campaign=adria_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kurir<\/a>; 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