Iran shot down U.S. warplanes

Tetha Joselyne MUGABIRWA
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A spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that Iranian strikes damaged U.S. military aircraft stationed at several American military bases across the region.

Gen. Hossein Mohebbi announced that between July 6 and July 22, 2026, Iranian strikes destroyed several U.S. military aircraft.

According to Al Jazeera, a spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strikes destroyed 17 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used for surveillance and military operations.

The spokesperson added that the attacks also destroyed an F-15 fighter jet that was being stored in a hangar, a P-8 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, a C-17 military cargo aircraft, and eight aerial refueling aircraft.

The IRGC said all of these aircraft were burned and destroyed at U.S. military bases located across different parts of the Middle East.

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