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Iran claims destruction of three US F-35 jets in Jordan
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Iran claims destruction of three US F-35 jets in Jordan

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims to have destroyed three U.S. F-35 fighter jets in Jordan.
  • The Guard stated the F-35s were hit by ballistic missiles at Al-Azraq air base, causing significant damage and casualties.
  • The U.S. and Jordan have not confirmed the Iranian claim, which follows a reported U.S. attack on Iranian homes.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has asserted it destroyed three American F-35 stealth fighter jets during an attack on a Jordanian air base. The Guard's aerospace force allegedly targeted the deployment platform and maintenance hangar at Al-Azraq air base with ballistic missiles.

According to a statement from the official Tasnim agency, the attack resulted in the complete destruction of three F-35 aircraft, with three others sustaining considerable damage. The statement also claimed enemy officers and maintenance personnel were killed.

As a result, three F-35 aircraft were completely destroyed and three others suffered considerable damage.

— Iran's Revolutionary GuardStatement detailing the alleged destruction of U.S. F-35 jets.

This assertion comes after Jordan reported intercepting missiles launched from Iranian territory. The Revolutionary Guard framed its missile strike as retaliation for a prior U.S. attack on two houses on Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz. Washington and Amman have not yet confirmed or denied the Iranian claims regarding the F-35s.

several enemy officers and technical and maintenance personnel died.

— Iran's Revolutionary GuardStatement detailing the alleged destruction of U.S. F-35 jets.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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