Iranian official claims Israeli F-35 fighter jet shot down near Tehran – Middle East Monitor

An Iranian official claimed Wednesday that an Israeli F-35 fighter jet had been shot down near Tehran, while authorities also said they had destroyed 14 drones allegedly used by Israeli agents in operations across multiple provinces, Anadolu reports.

Hossein Abbasi, the district governor of Varamin – located just south of Tehran – told state news agency IRNA that the aircraft went down in the vicinity of the city.

“An Israeli F-35 fighter jet was brought…