04.04.2026 09:20
Iranian media reported that another warplane, allegedly belonging to the US-Israel, has been shot down. The detail of the single-engine exhaust in the wreckage images shared by the Tasnim News Agency strengthened the possibility that the aircraft could be an F-16.
The semi-official Tasnim News Agency of Iran announced that an "enemy fighter jet" was shot down in the country's airspace. The agency shared images of debris that were claimed to belong to the downed aircraft with the public.
STRONGEST POSSIBILITY F-16
According to the information in the news, the presence of a single-engine exhaust in the obtained debris caught attention. This detail indicated that the aircraft could be an F-16 or F-35, but it was stated that the strongest possibility is F-16.
INTENSE ACTIVITY IN IRANIAN SKIES
Tasnim reported that several fighter jets flew over some cities, including Tehran, hours before the incident, and that Iran's air defense systems opened fire intensively.
2 FIGHTER JETS WERE ALSO SHOT DOWN HOURS AGO
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had shot down a fighter jet in the central parts of the country using air defense systems in the morning hours.
Iranian media reported that the pilot of the U.S. fighter jet may have been captured and taken as a prisoner.
Officials speaking to U.S. media confirmed that the aircraft had crashed, stating that one crew member was rescued and search and rescue operations were ongoing for the second person.
The New York Times (NYT) reported that a second U.S. fighter jet was shot down almost simultaneously with an F-15 fighter jet near the Strait of Hormuz. It was reported that the pilot of the aircraft survived the incident.