Iran claimed Monday it shot down a F-15 fighter jet as the war with US-backed Israel entered a third day, dragging the West Asia region and the world into a second major military conflict after Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Visuals shared online showed an F-15 – it was not immediately clear if the plane belonged to the US or Israel, since the latter also operates the fighter jet – spiralling downwards in slow motion, with flames visible from its rear.
Multiple media reports have said the pilot ejected safely.
#BREAKING | US fighter jet crashes in Kuwait: Iran’s big claim
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