Iran on Saturday claimed that the air defence force of its army has successfully shot down and destroyed two Israeli F-35 fighter jets and a large number of other micro air vehicles.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday accused the Iranian media of “spreading lies” while terming reports about the downing of two Israeli F-35 fighter jets as “fake news”.
Iran on Saturday claimed that the air defence force of its army has successfully shot down and destroyed two Israeli F-35 fighter jets and a large number of other micro air vehicles.
IDF’s international spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani took to social media, labelling it as a “complete FAKE NEWS”.
It is complete FAKE NEWS
While the Iranian regime spreads lies, we’re taking down real threats like this Iranian UAV shot down over northern Israel this morning: https://t.co/lQwOo1Ypz9 pic.twitter.com/DBZLxozpwj
— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) June 14, 2025
Is there any confirmation on this? pic.twitter.com/KKmnUsuzpy
— Abier (@abierkhatib) June 14, 2025
“While the Iranian regime spreads lies, we’re taking down real threats like this Iranian UAV shot down over northern Israel this morning,” he posted on X along with a video of Israeli defence forces downing an Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced the launch of ‘Operation Rising Lion’ against Iran, a targetted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat of nuclear weapons to Israel’s very survival. He asserted that the operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove the threat.
Tensions in the Middle East escalated further early Saturday as Iran launched a fresh wave of missile attacks on Israel. The renewed offensive comes amid a period of heightened hostilities between the two nations.
“Two salvos of surface-to-surface missiles were launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel, and in both salvos less than a hundred missiles were fired, most of which were intercepted by air defence systems or did not arrive. There is limited damage to the buildings, some from landslides,” IDF Spokesperson, Brigadier General Efi Dufferin said on Saturday afternoon.
