President Donald Trump has been briefed Friday on an F-15 fighter jet that went down over Iran, Fox News has learned.<\/p>\n
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and state media claimed to have shot down a U.S. fighter jet over central Iran, specifically in the mountainous\u00a0Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province.<\/p>\n
Initial Iranian reports claimed the aircraft was an\u00a0F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. However, subsequent photos of wreckage released by Iranian media suggest the aircraft may be an\u00a0F-15E Strike Eagle, likely from the 494th Fighter Squadron based at RAF Lakenheath.<\/p>\n
U.S. officials for weeks have insisted the U.S. and Israel have “complete control over Iranian skies,” and recently sent the slower, non-stealthy B-52 bombers into Iran, underscoring how confident they were that Iranian airpower had been nearly eliminated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We are in this military operation \u2026 for 32 days,” Trump said in an address Wednesday. “And the country has been eviscerated and essentially is really no longer a threat.”<\/p>\n
“They have no anti-aircraft equipment,” Trump said. “Their radar is 100% annihilated. We are unstoppable.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aviation experts say the aircraft seen in the circulating footage appears consistent with an F-15 based on several distinctive features, including its twin vertical tails, wide fuselage, and dual-engine configuration. The F-15s widely spaced engine intakes and rectangular air inlets are also key identifiers that distinguish it from other U.S. fighter jets.<\/p>\n
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.\u00a0<\/i>
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