The Iranian military claimed to have shot down an 'enemy' F-15 over the country's southern coast and near Hormuz Island using its air defence system, but the US CENTCOM has denied the claim.
The advanced F-15 fighter jet was reportedly struck using Iranian air defense force's ground-to-air systems, according to Iran's Fars News.
However, there is no confirmation from the manufacturing country, the US, nor from the allies in the Middle East, and the US CENTCOM has stated that Iran has not shot down any US aircraft in Iranian fire.
This comes days after Iran claimed to have become the first nation to strike a US F-35 Lightning 2, a fifth-generation jet touted as one of the most advanced jets.
The latest incident is the fourth incident involving an F-15 fighter in the four weeks of conflict in the Middle East, and the US has flown more than 8,000 combat flights during Operation Epic Fury.
