The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Space Force released video footage purporting to show the destruction of American and Israeli drones and fighter jets during what it called the '40-day war,' according to the Iranian Mehr news agency. The claim is unverified and based on a single Iranian source.
The video, cited by the state-affiliated Mehr agency, marks the latest instance of Iranian propaganda asserting major battlefield successes against the United States and Israel. The IRGC has issued a series of similar claims throughout the conflict, including assertions of downing American drones, destroying Patriot radar systems, and striking naval assets in the Gulf — all unverified and often contradicted by available evidence. As The Zioneer has reported, the IRGC's information warfare has functioned alongside its kinetic operations, though independent confirmation of the claimed destruction remains absent. The reference to a '40-day war' appears to be a framing device employed by Iranian state media.
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