Iran shot down an American plane for the first time — Axios
The Iranian military may have shot down an American F-15 fighter jet for the first time since the start of the open conflict.
This was reported by Axios, citing its own informed source familiar with the details of the incident in the Middle East.
Iranian state media have already released photos and video footage showing the wreckage of the aircraft and one of the ejection seats.
These images are intended to serve as confirmation of a successful attack by Iranian forces against modern American aircraft.
Moments before the Black Hawk and C-130 Hercules flew at a very low altitude over Iranian airspace—a special operation.
Regime report: An F-15 fighter was damaged and went in pursuit of its pilot who ejected. pic.twitter.com/Ic7QgZvaDx— Nino (@SEZAR_6666) April 3, 2026
An active search and rescue operation is currently underway to locate the two crew members of the downed aircraft.
Videos are also circulating on social media showing U.S. helicopters that likely arrived at the crash site to evacuate the pilots.
As a reminder, the U.S. military has denied claims that Iran shot down an F-15 fighter jet.
Earlier, we reported that Iran had shot down an American F-35 fighter jet for the first time.
An F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing following a suspected strike by Iran.
