The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims its air defense unit fired a surface-to-air missile at a US F-16 fighter jet that entered the Persian Gulf airspace, causing the jet to retreat. The claim comes from the IRGC's own spokesperson and has not been independently verified by the US or other sources.
In a statement issued at 22:54 UTC, the IRGC's spokesperson said that after a US F-16 fighter jet infiltrated Persian Gulf airspace, the Guards' air defense systems fired a surface-to-air missile at the aircraft, which then withdrew. The report is the latest in a series of IRGC-adjacent claims regarding confrontations with US forces in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
As The Zioneer reported at 22:46 (June 10), a prior Iranian channel report claimed the IRGC fired a SAM at a US F-16 and separately alleged, without verification, that a second US destroyer was hit. The batch also notes that earlier on June 10, IRGC-adjacent sources reported the downing of a US MQ-9 Reaper drone, and on June 5 claimed warning shots were fired at US warships — all from single Iranian sources with no US or independent corroboration.
This latest claim is consistent in pattern — a single IRGC source reporting an engagement, without visual or third-party confirmation. The Pentagon has not commented on any of the recent incidents.
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