IRGC | News

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed it struck and “seriously damaged” a F-35 Lightning II over central Iran, amid rising regional tensions.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Thursday that it had struck and “seriously damaged” a US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran. In a statement, the IRGC said the aircraft was hit by its air defence systems at around 2:50am (local time) on Thursday (2320GMT Wednesday night), adding that “a US F-35 fighter jet was struck and seriously damaged” over central Iran. It added that “the fate of the aircraft remains unknown and is under investigation,” noting there is a “high possibility” that the jet may have crashed. The IRGC also said the operation came “following the successful interception of more than 125 US-Israeli drones,” adding that the incident “reflects significant and targeted improvements in the country’s integrated air defence systems.” The US military, meanwhile, said in a statement that a US F-35 aircraft conducted an emergency landing after flying a combat mission over Iran. The military said the pilot was in stable condition. A US official, speaking on the condition of anonym...

Speculation over succession has intensified during periods of heightened regional tension, including the recent 12-day war in June.

Speculation over succession has intensified during periods of heightened regional tension, including the recent 12-day war in June.

A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander said on Sunday Iran will “certainly” launch a new attack against Israel, a day after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed a harsh retaliation. “Details cannot be discussed, but it will certainly be carried out,” Ali Fadavi, the IRGC’s deputy commander in chief, was cited as saying by Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency. ISNA said the possible attack is expected to be named “Operation Honest Promise 3,” in line with the previous missile strikes on Israel in April and October. On Saturday, Supreme Leader Khamenei said Tehran and its regional allies would deliver a “crushing response” to Israel, as well as its ally US, after Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic last week. Israeli warplanes carried out deadly strikes on Iranian military facilities on October 26 in what Israel said was retaliation for Tehran’s October 1 missile barrage, which Iran had in turn described as a reprisal for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and an IRGC comm...