Iran's ground-to-air missiles exact revenge on US F-15, capping deadly streak of downed F-16s, F-35s

Iranian media claims that an “enemy F-15” was shot down near Hormuz Island and has circulated video presented as proof. Iran’s Fars news agency reported that Iran’s Joint Air Defense Headquarters said the aircraft was intercepted and targeted by ground-to-air defences. The location is significant because Hormuz Island sits near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most sensitive military and energy chokepoints in the region. Any credible shootdown there would signal another sharp escalation in the air war over the Gulf.