Another Israeli F-35 fighter jet shot down near Tehran

TABNAK, Jun. 18 -The Iranian Armed Forces’ air defense in Varamin successfully shot down an Israeli F-35 fighter jet near Tehran.

News ID: 6535

Date: 18 June 2025 - 12:45

An Israeli F-35 fighter jet has been downed near the city of Varamin, about 35 kilometers in southeast of Tehran, the Varamin governor announced on Wednesday morning.

The highly advanced fighter was shot downed by the Army’s air defense system, governor Hossein Abassi said, IRNA reported.

It is the fifth Israeli fighter jet that is being shot down by Iranian armed forces since Israel began a surprise attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday, June 24.