Iran claims it downed US aircraft after missile launch from southern region: Agencies

Iran’s armed forces carried out a missile launch operation from the southern region of the country toward specified targets, semi-official Fars news agency said early on Thursday, before claims that a US aircraft was downed in Bushehr.

The report added that the destination of the missiles was not clear.

Tasnim news agency said that the sounds coming from the sea were caused by “fire exchange in a warning to ships” in the Strait of Hormuz.

Later on, Iran’s state TV said that a US aircraft was destroyed in Iran’s Jam governorate in Bushehr, citing its governor Masoud Tangestani, with no confirmation from the United States.