Golden Ten Data on June 15, the Indian Economic Times titled “F-35 Stealth Fighter Opportunity to Opponent? Iran claims to have captured Israeli pilot, along with reports of downed warplanes”, although Iran’s semi-official news media, including the Tasnim News Agency and the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency, said that an Israeli F-35 fighter jet was shot down and a female pilot was captured in western Iran, the global defense community remained unconvinced. Israel categorically denies these reports. IDF spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee said: "This information disseminated by the Iranian media is completely unfounded. “Fake Iranian media.” Despite the weight of Iran’s claims, no visual evidence has yet been released. The Iranian media did not publish footage of the pilot or the wreckage of the plane. Meanwhile, a widely shared image of the F-35 wreckage remains unconfirmed, with military analysts suggesting it may have been generated by artificial intelligence. International news networks such as Sky News Arabia and Al Jazeera have also been unable to confirm Iran’s claims. There are no satellite imagery or third-party monitoring groups to support Tehran’s claims.
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