Iran Shoots Down 3rd F-35, Destroys 14 Drones

Iranian defenses have shoot down an Israeli F-35 warplane, over Varamin, a city 35 kilometers to the southeast of Tehran, Wednesday morning.

The announcement of downing of the plane was made by the city governor Hossein Abassi and reported by the Iranian news media.

“An Israeli F-35 fighter jet was brought down around Varamin,” Abbasi said, adding that security forces had launched an investigation into the incident Anadolu reported.

This is the third F-35 fighter jet to have been brought down by Iranian forces since Israel launched its war on Iran last Friday.

The pilot ejected while the plane went down and is now in custody by the Iranian authorities which holds one other pilot from an earlier downing. A third pilot is believed to have been killed.

On another level the Iranian authorities say they have destroyed 14 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allegedly used by Israeli agents, according to Iranian Police Spokesman Saeed Montazerolmehdi.

Speaking to the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA), Montazerolmehdi said suicide drones and workshops producing UAVs and explosive devices were located in the provinces of Tehran, Alborz, and Isfahan.