U.S. Central Command on Wednesday fact-checked reports that Iran shot down a U.S. F-16 fighter jet over Chabahar, amid intense military operations underway in the Middle East involving Iran and the U.S.-Israeli military partnership.Central Command, the U.S. military command responsible for Middle East affairs, responded on the social media platform X that Iran’s claims were “false.”U.S. Central Command once again strengthened its position, refuting all claims that a U.S. fighter jet was shot down by Iranian forces, and stated on X: “No U.S. fighter jets have been shot down by Iran.”Earlier, Iranian state-affiliated media outlet Press TV shared footage on X purportedly showing the crash over the coastal city of Chabahar.In the video, a jet that Iran claimed was an American F-18 was “successfully” shot down. “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had successfully targeted an American F-18 fighter jet,” the media said when publishing the video.Hours earlier, Iran rejected a U.S. ceasefire offer and warned attacks would continue until its demands were met. Tehran has dismissed a reported US 15-point plan, saying any truce could only happen on Tehran’s “own terms and timetable,” a senior official told Press TV. “Iran will end the war when it decides to end it, not when Trump envisions it ending,” the official added.Iran’s conditions include a cessation of attacks, guarantees against future conflicts, compensation for war losses, an end to hostilities on all fronts and recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran claims to have shot down F-18 fighter jet over Chabahar; U.S. fact-check tells different story
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