The US military has rejected a claim from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that its attack on Al-Azraq Airbase in Jordan destroyed three US F-35 aircraft and caused “heavy damage” to three others, Al Jazeera reports.
“No US aircraft were destroyed or damaged in recent attempted Iranian attacks,” US Central Command (Centcom) writes on X. “All missiles and drones were intercepted or failed to reach targeted areas.”
Centcom also denies that a commercial oil tanker, the Nora, had “broken through” the recently reimposed US blockade on Iranian ports.
“More than 20 US warships, hundreds of aircraft, and thousands of service members remain vigilant and continue to fully enforce the blockade,” the statement adds.
