US Central Command rejects Iran's claim of hitting F-18 jet
- Americas
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 09:29 | 25 March 2026
- Modified Date: 09:42 | 25 March 2026
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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