US Central Command (CENTCOM) has issued a fact-check on Wednesday, clarifying that no US fighter aircraft have been shot down by Iran, despite claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that they had struck a F/A-18 fighter jet over Chabahar.
The IRGC had claimed to have used 'new advanced air defense systems' to strike the US jet, but CENTCOM's clarification comes at a time when the US and Israel are engaged in war with Iran.
A video appearing to show a plane getting hit went viral, with many saying it was a US F18 that had been hit, but CENTCOM's fact-check has drawn a range of reactions, with some questioning how the video could be fake.
The war against Iran has brought a lot of heat on President Donald Trump back home, with criticism for entering into combat after his presidential promise was less wars.
Iran has dismissed a US plan to pause the Middle East conflict, with the nation's Press TV reporting an official of the regime saying 'Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met.'
