Iran war: What is happening on day 36 of US-Israeli attacks?
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Iran claims responsibility for downing two US warplanes”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Iran downing US warplanes.
“Two American crewmembers were rescued and one airman remains missing after a F-15E Strike Eagle went down over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and an A-10 Warthog crashed into the Gulf”
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Wikipedia entries describe F-15E aircraft and loss lists but do not confirm the specific incident or casualty details in the claim.
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— The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American multirole fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle. The aircraft resulted from U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) studies in 2018 to recapi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
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— This is a list of losses involving the F-15 including the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, Mitsubishi F-15J and other F-15 variants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses
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— The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Intended for the Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) progra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike…
“Iranians took to the streets in Tehran to celebrate what authorities described as a major military success”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm public celebration of military success in Iran.
“Iranian officials said the downing of the aircraft demonstrates that Tehran still has the capability to confront US and Israeli forces”
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Wikipedia entries about Iran-Israel conflict and US strikes do not mention Iranian officials explicitly linking aircraft downing to military capability claims.
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— In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
“Casualties and damage: The human toll continues to rise with at least 2,076 people killed and 26,500 wounded in Iran since the start of the war on February 28”
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Wikipedia confirms the 2026 Iran war start date but does not provide casualty figures or official Iranian authority reports as cited in the claim.
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year (307 in leap years).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“Iran’s semi-official news agency Fars reported that Tehran had rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Fars news agency reporting on ceasefire rejection.
“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian questioned whether the US is sincere about diplomacy, accusing Washington of hypocrisy”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Pezeshkian's alleged diplomatic accusations.
“Pezeshkian said he consulted Finland’s president over US President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Pezeshkian consulting Finland's president about Trump's threats.
“An Egyptian national was killed and four others wounded after a fire at a gas complex in Abu Dhabi, caused by falling debris from an intercepted attack”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Abu Dhabi fire incident with Egyptian casualties.
“Kuwait reports strikes: Authorities said Iranian strikes hit an oil refinery and a desalination plant, though Tehran denied targeting the water facility”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Kuwait's reported Iranian strike incidents.
“Four people were injured and several homes were damaged in the Sitra area after shrapnel fell from an intercepted Iranian drone”
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“Trump has been briefed about the downing of a military jet in Iran that has triggered a major search and rescue operation for a missing crewmember”
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“Trump asked lawmakers to approve a massive $1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027”
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“Iran launched missile attacks on southern Israel, sparking a fire at an industrial site in the Negev region”
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“Simultaneous conflicts in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon have cost Israel an estimated $112bn”
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“78 percent of Jewish Israelis still support the war against Iran”
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“Israel destroyed two critical bridges in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley”
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“State media in Syria said Israeli fire killed a man in the Quneitra province”
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“Australia’s government urged motorists to fill their cars at city petrol stations ahead of any long road trips over the Easter holiday”
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“The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said its Food Price Index rose 2.4 percent in March”
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“State-run public transport in Pakistan’s capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month”
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