A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing on Thursday at a US air base in the Middle East, reported CNN.
Citing two sources familiar with the matter, the fighter jet reportedly was forced to land after it came under what is suspected to be Iranian fire.
Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it was forced to make an emergency landing.
Hawkins added the aircraft landed safely and the incident is under investigation.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards have claimed responsibility and said they attacked and damaged a US F-35 fighter jet.
The incident comes hours after defence secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the US was "decisively winning" in the war against Iran.
Earlier in the war, a refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq, killing all six members on board.
