Iran says it shot down second US F-35 jet over Tehran

Iran says it shot down second US F-35 jet over Tehran Submitted by Peter McNamara on Fri, 04/03/2026 - 09:30 The IRGC claims fighter jet belongs to squadron stationed at US Air Force base in eastern England A US-made F-35 fighter aircraft on 11 March, 2026 (John Macdougall/AFP) Off Iran said on Friday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air defences defences had shot down a US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran. A spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters said the jet had been “com