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Iran claims second US F-35 fighter jet has been shot down as Trump boasts he will strike power plants after bridge attack - live updates

Irans military has claimed it has shot down a second American F-35 fighter jet forcing it crash with the pilot likely killed as a result, Iranian state media is reporting.

03 апреля 2026, 10:00

Irans military has claimed it has shot down a second American F-35 fighter jet forcing it crash with the pilot likely killed as a result, Iranian state media is reporting.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the feared military arm of the Iranian regime, said the aircraft was attacked over central Iran by its air defences, according to a statement carried by Mehr news agency.

Iran said it also attacked an enemy fighter jet over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz but US military refuted the false claim which it said had been made at least half a dozen times.

It comes as Donald Trump boasted about an attack on Irans tallest bridge yesterday and warned power plants will become the next targets as the US steps up its attacks.

The US military hasnt even started destroying whats left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants, Trump wrote on social media.

His post said that Irans leadership knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!

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Iran claims it has shot down F-35 fighter jet as Trump boasts about bridge strike

Good morning and welcome to the Daily Mail's live coverage of the Iran war on the 35th day of the conflict.

The Iranian military has claimed two US fighter jets have been downed including a F-35 over central Iran.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the feared military arm of the Iranian regime, said the F-35 was shot down by its air defences with the pilot unlikely to survive as a result, according to a statement carried by Mehr news agency.

Iran said it also attacked an 'enemy' fighter jet over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz but US military refuted the 'false claim' which it said had been made 'at least half a dozen times'.

Last night Donald Trump boasted about an attack on Iran's tallest bridge yesterday and warned power plants will become the next targets as the US steps up its attacks.

The US military 'hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants,' Trump wrote on social media.

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