politics

March 19, 2026

Iran Releases Footage: This is How the American "Invisible" F-35 Fighter Jet Was Hit

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement, accompanied by a video, claiming to show an American "invisible" fighter jet, the "F-35A/B Lightning II", being targeted.

Iran Releases Footage: This is How the American "Invisible" F-35 Fighter Jet Was Hit

TL;DR

  • Iran's IRGC claims to have hit an American F-35 fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile, releasing a video of the alleged incident.
  • A US Central Command spokesperson confirmed that an F-35 stealth fighter jet made an emergency landing in the Middle East due to hostile fire over Iran.
  • The F-35 is valued at over $100 million.
  • This is reportedly the first time Iran has hit an American plane in the ongoing conflict.
  • Both the US and Israel use F-35 aircraft in the conflict.

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