{"id":113225,"date":"2026-03-03T11:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iranmirrorbd.com\/en\/?p=113225"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:47:50","slug":"iran-downs-us-fighter-jet-in-first-such-incident-in-27-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iranmirrorbd.com\/en\/2026\/03\/03\/iran-downs-us-fighter-jet-in-first-such-incident-in-27-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Downs US Fighter Jet in First Such Incident in 27\u202fYears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h3 class=\"lead text-justify\">TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 Iranian armed forces, in a brilliant move, shot down an American F\u201115 fighter jet over the Iran\u2013Kuwait border region this morning, an event confirmed by Kuwait\u2019s Ministry of defense.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"story\" data-readmoretitle=\"Read more\">\n<p>Footages showing the jet&#8217;s descent and crash into Kuwaiti soil were published both in social media and multiple media websites.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait\u2019s defense ministry issued a statement acknowledging the destruction of the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time in 27\u202fyears that a US manned fighter jet has been officially reported destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video__post-item big-post\">\n<div class=\"video__post-thumb \"><a class=\"banner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.ir\/en\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/3529288\/iran-downs-us-fighter-jet-in-first-such-incident-in-27-years#\" data-src=\"https:\/\/newsmediab.tasnimnews.ir\/Tasnim\/Uploaded\/Video\/1404\/12\/11\/1404121110531657035815012.mp4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/newsmedia.tasnimnews.ir\/Tasnim\/Uploaded\/Image\/1404\/12\/11\/1404121113464944135816264.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><i class=\"fas fa-play\"><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The latest such incident happened in 1995, during the Kosovo conflict, when a US F\u2011117 stealth jet was shot down by Yugoslav forces.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, rapid advances in aircraft technology have prevented any further reported losses of US fighters.<\/p>\n<p>The incident could have significant implications for future high\u2011tech warfare and aerial combat strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Tasnim News Agency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 Iranian armed forces, in a brilliant move, shot down an American F\u201115 fighter jet over the Iran\u2013Kuwait border region this morning, an event confirmed by Kuwait\u2019s Ministry of defense. Footages showing the jet&#8217;s descent and crash into Kuwaiti soil were published both in social media and multiple media websites. Kuwait\u2019s defense ministry &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranmirrorbd.com\/en\/2026\/03\/03\/iran-downs-us-fighter-jet-in-first-such-incident-in-27-years\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Iran Downs US Fighter Jet in First Such Incident in 27\u202fYears<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Downs US Fighter Jet in First Such Incident in 27\u202fYears - Iran Mirror<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranmirrorbd.com\/en\/2026\/03\/03\/iran-downs-us-fighter-jet-in-first-such-incident-in-27-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Downs US Fighter Jet in First Such Incident in 27\u202fYears - Iran Mirror\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 Iranian armed forces, in a brilliant move, shot down an American F\u201115 fighter jet over the Iran\u2013Kuwait border region this morning, an event confirmed by Kuwait\u2019s Ministry of defense. 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