Iran says downing of 2 US warplanes show military’s fighting capabilities

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 04, 2026 · 116 words · By Zsombor Peter

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Live updatesLive updates, Iran war live: Tehran downs 2 US warplanes; Israel bombs Lebanon bridges Celebrations in Tehran as Iran’s military says the strikes show its forces still have fighting capability against the US and Israel.

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Published On 4 Apr 2026 - Iran says it has downed two US warplanes, with the first shot down in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, and the other crashing in the Gulf.

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Claim 1: “Iran says it has downed two US warplanes, with the first shot down in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, and the other crashing in the Gulf. Two crew members have been rescued.”

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All Wikipedia evidence relates to Iranian provinces and ethnic groups, with no mention of US warplanes being downed or military actions. No corroborating sources found in cross-references or web search.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fars Province, historically known as Pars, Farsistan, and Persis, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Fars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_province

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lurs, Lors or Luris (Persian: لر) are an Iranian people living in western and southern Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally link…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurs

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Claim 2: “Celebrations in Tehran as Iran’s military says the strikes show its forces still have fighting capability against the US and Israel.”

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