Denial of Being Shot Down: U.S. Claims All American Military Aircraft Confirmed Safe
According to a statement released by the U.S. Central Command on April 2 local time, the U.S. denied claims made by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that they shot down an "enemy" fighter jet near Geshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. Central Command stated that currently, all U.S. military aircraft have been confirmed safe, and there have been no reports of any being shot down. It also pointed out that similar statements from the Iranian side have been issued multiple times before, all of which have been confirmed as falsehoods. (CCTV reporter Xu Xiao)
U.S. Central Command denied Iranian Revolutionary Guard claims of downing a U.S. fighter aircraft near Geshm Island in the Hormuz Strait on April 2. They confirmed that all U.S. military aircraft are safe and labeled the Iranian statements as false, noting that similar claims have been made previously.
- U.S. Central Command confirmed all U.S. military aircraft are safe.
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have shot down an enemy aircraft.
- U.S. Central Command labeled Iranian claims as lies.
- This is not the first time Iran has made such claims.