Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Iran Claims to Destroy Three US F‑35s at Jordan Base, US Denies
Iran says it hit a US air base in Jordan and blew up three of the US’s newest fighter jets, the F‑35s, and badly damaged three more.
The attack was a revenge move after the US struck a place in Iran called Qeshm Island.
The US military says nothing was lost and that all missiles were stopped.
Iran also says it hit a base in Kuwait, damaging some drone hangars and a fuel tank.
The fight between the US and Iran is getting more intense.
Iran’s IRGC claims it destroyed three US F‑35 fighter jets and heavily damaged three others at Jordan’s Al‑Azraq air base.
The strike was a retaliation for US attacks on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
US Central Command denies any aircraft losses, stating all missiles and drones were intercepted or failed to reach targets.
Iran also claims attacks on Kuwait’s Ali Al‑Salem base, damaging drone hangars and a fuel tank.
The incident marks a flare‑up in the ongoing US‑Iran military standoff.
- Who
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the United States
- What
- Iran claims it destroyed three US F‑35 fighter jets and heavily damaged three others at Jordan’s Al‑Azraq air base; the US denies any losses
- When
- Thursday, July 30, 2024
- Where
- Al‑Azraq Air Base, Jordan (and a separate strike on Kuwait’s Ali Al‑Salem Base)
- Why
- Retaliation for US attacks on Iran’s Qeshm Island
- Claimed destroyed F‑35s
- 3
- Claimed damaged F‑35s
- 3
- Targeted base
- Al‑Azraq Air Base
- Country of attack
- Jordan
- US response
- Denial of losses
