Iranian military forces claim they shot down multiple American military aircraft on Sunday during what officials described as a rescue operation for a stranded US pilot, according to reports from the Tasnim news agency.
The Revolutionary Guards announced that multiple hostile aircraft were eliminated during a coordinated military response involving various Iranian defense units. “During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground Force, Popular Units, Basij and Police command), enemy flying objects were destroyed,” Iranian forces stated following reports that an American C-130 had been brought down south of Isfahan.
A representative from Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which serves as the coordinated command center for Iran’s military branches, confirmed that the aircraft shot down included one C-130 military transport aircraft along with two Black Hawk helicopters.
Iranian army officials also reported earlier Sunday that they had successfully downed an Israeli unmanned aircraft in the same regional area.
