Kamal Ghorui
Iran on Wednesday claimed that it shot down as US fighter jet amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Iran’s state affiliated media Press TV shared a footage on X showing the apparent crash. In the clip, a jet (that Iran claims is US F-18) was ‘successfully’ shot down. “Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces that it has successfully targeted an American F-18 fighter jet,” said the Iranian media, while sharing the video.This comes just hours after Iran rejected a US proposal on “ceasefire” and warned that strikes will continue till their own demands are met. Iran has dismissed a US 15-point proposal, saying any ceasefire will happen only on its “own terms and timeline,” a senior official told Press TV. “Iran says it will end the war when it decides it should, not when Trump envisions its conclusion,” the official added. Tehran’s conditions include halting attacks, guarantees against future conflict, war damage compensation, an end to hostilities across all fronts, and recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari warned, “Don’t dress up your defeat as an agreement. Your era of empty promises has come to an end.”As for shooting down US jets, Iran on Sunday had also claimed that it intercepted and struck an ‘enemy’ F-15 fighter jet flying near Hormuz Island. Iran’s air defence command said it had intercepted and fired ground‑to‑air missiles at an enemy fighter jet near the country’s southern coast and around Hormuz Island a few hours earlier, and that investigations were under way to determine what happened to the aircraft, state‑linked media reported.
