Americas, Middle East
US Central Command rejects Iran's claim of hitting F-18 jet
'This information is false,' CENTCOM tells Anadolu
Diyar Guldogan |
25.03.2026 - Update : 25.03.2026
WASHINGTON
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday dismissed Iranian claims that a US F-18 fighter jet had been shot down.
"This information is false," CENTCOM told Anadolu.
The denial came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had struck a US F-18 aircraft.
Iranian state media also aired footage purportedly showing the moment the jet was hit by air defense systems and crashed into the Indian Ocean.
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