On cam: US loses 5th expensive fighter jet amid Iran war; another warplane down in Arab nation?

Amid the escalating war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, fresh rumours on social media have claimed that a U.S. fighter jet crashed in Iraq after allegedly being shot down. Viral videos circulating online appear to show a pilot ejecting and descending with a parachute near Basrah. However, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has dismissed the claims, calling them “baseless and not true.” The speculation comes just days after multiple U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles crashed in Kuwait in a reported friendly fire incident. As the conflict enters its seventh day, tensions continue to rise, with Iran claiming new missile strikes as part of Operation True Promise 4.