US Military Denies Claim US Aircraft Downed Near Iran’s Bushehr

DUBAI, May ⁠29 (Reuters) – ⁠No U.S. ⁠aircraft were shot ​down near Bushehr, ‌Iran, despite ‌a ⁠claim ⁠made on Iranian state TV, the ​U.S. military said.

Iran’s state ​TV said early on ⁠Friday that ⁠a U.S. ⁠aircraft was ​destroyed in Iran’s Jam ​governorate ⁠in Bushehr, citing its governor ⁠Masoud Tangestani.

“No U.S. aircraft were shot ⁠down. All U.S. air assets are accounted for,” the U.S. Central Command said in a ⁠post on X.

(Reporting by Elwely Elwelly and Phil Stewart; ​Editing by ​Nia Williams)

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