Iran claims to down Israeli F-35 fighter jet

An Israeli F-35 fighter jet has been downed near the city of Varamin, about 35 kilometers in southeast of Tehran, the Varamin governor announced on Wednesday (June 18) morning, Tehran Times reported.

The highly advanced fighter was shot downed by the Army’s air defense system, governor Hossein Abassi said, the official IRNA news agency reported.

It is the fifth Israeli fighter jet that is being shot down by Iranian armed forces since Israel began a surprise attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday (June 24).