Amidst the continuous conflict and tension in the Middle East, America has rejected Iran’s claim that it had shot down the American fighter jet F-15. Fact checking on this, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that it is just a rumor that the American fighter jet was shot down by the Iranian regime.
CENTCOM shared post on
A fact check post was shared by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on social media platform X on Sunday (March 22, 2026). In the post, Centcom said that the claim of shooting down an American fighter jet is false, but the truth is that US Forces shot down more than 8,000 fighter jets in Operation Epic Fury and not a single aircraft among them was targeted by Iran.
🚫 FALSE: Rumors claim the Iranian regime recently shot down a US F-15 over Iran.
✅ TRUE: US forces have flown more than 8,000 combat flights during Operation Epic Fury. No US fighter aircraft have been shot down by Iran. pic.twitter.com/GzwyY2WktC
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 22, 2026
What did Iran claim?
According to IRNA news agency, Iran’s military had claimed that an enemy F-15 fighter plane was infiltrating Iran’s southern coast, near the Strait of Hormuz. The plane was shot down by surface-to-air missiles fired by the Army’s Air Defense Force.
A video was also shared by the Iranian News Agency to confirm this claim. However, the US Central Command Centcom rejected this claim and called it just a rumour.
Iran has already claimed to target US fighter jets
Iran has earlier also claimed to have shot down fighter planes during the ongoing conflict and war with Israel and America. Iran claimed to have shot down an F-16 fighter plane of the Israeli Air Force on Saturday (March 21, 2026). Iran also released a video to confirm its claim.
After Iran’s claim, Israel responded by saying that during the operation conducted in Iran, the fighter jet was hit by a surface-to-air missile. However, the Israeli side clearly denied any damage during this incident.
Apart from this, Iran had also claimed to target an American F-35 fighter jet. A video of this was also shared by Iran, after which there was an emergency landing of F-35 at an airbase in the Middle East, which was discussed all over the world because America has been claiming that its F-35 fighter jets cannot be detected by any radar in the world. There was a stir after this claim of Iran.
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