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U.S. F-35 Makes Emergency Landing After Mission Over Iran as Tehran Claims Hit

U.S. commanders opened an inquiry after the mission to verify Iran’s assertion that air defenses damaged the jet.

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Die F-35 vom US-Rüstungskonzern Lockheed Martin gilt als modernstes Kampfflugzeug der Welt. (Archivbild)
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Overview

  • U.S. Central Command confirmed the F-35 landed safely at a regional base after operations over Iran and said the pilot is stable as investigators review the incident.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard released video it says shows the jet being struck and claimed it was severely damaged, a report that would mark Iran’s first successful hit on a U.S. aircraft with surface-to-air weapons if verified.
  • Israeli forces launched new airstrikes across Iran while the IRGC said its spokesman, Ali Mohammed Naini, was killed in attacks attributed to the U.S. and Israel.
  • Regional energy sites came under renewed fire, with Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi refinery hit by drones for the second time this week, prompting shutdowns and heightening concerns over supply disruptions.
  • Iranian military leaders warned that global leisure sites are not safe as humanitarian groups estimate more than three million people displaced in Iran and NATO reported an adjusted posture for its mission in Iraq.