Iran Claims to Have Shot Down US C-130 Support Aircraft in Isfahan
Iran has claimed to have shot down a US C-130 support aircraft in the southern region of Isfahan.
Tasnim news agency reported that the aircraft was destroyed by intense fire from a special police forces unit. The Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated via IRNA that a joint operation involving the Aerospace Force, ground units, popular forces, Basij, security forces, and army carried out the destruction.
Press TV published alleged images of the wreckage on Telegram.
US social media reports claim that US forces may have destroyed their own aircraft while attempting to rescue crew members from a previously shot down F-15.
No official US response to Iran's claim has been issued.
The incident follows heightened regional tensions after a US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28 that killed over 1,340 people, including Ali Khamenei. Iran responded with drone and missile attacks on Israel and US positions in Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries, and restricted the Strait of Hormuz.
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