Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:19am on 03 Apr 2026,Friday International
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed it shot down a second U.S. F‑35 fighter jet near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz as the US–Israel war with Iran intensifies. Tehran asserts the advanced jet was downed by its air defenses amid heavy conflict, though the U.S. Central Command has rejected such claims, saying all its aircraft are accounted for and dismissing the reports as false. The alleged shootdown follows earlier Iranian strikes on U.S. and allied assets amid escalating regional hostilities affecting global security. (PC: X)
