Iran He claimed that he knocked down a hunting American that was flying over its territory and offered a reward to find the pilot.
This happened this Friday and is the first setback of its kind since the war began on February 28 due to bombing by the United States and Israel.
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Although he United States Central Command (CENTCOM)responsible for military operations in the Middle East, did not provide information about the incident.
According to sources military Americans and Israelis, the shootdown would be the first of its kind since the March 28 attack by Israel y States Joined against Iran unleashed a guerra regional that is also affecting the world economy.
“The military forces have launched a search operation to find the pilot of the American fighter that was hit” on Friday, reported the Fars news agency, and which could have fallen in the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad.
They offer reward
On an official television channel Iranianand reporter He announced to the inhabitants of the area that “if you capture the enemy pilot or pilots alive and hand them over to the police and military forces, you will receive a valuable reward and bonus.”
Friday was again a day of attacks that affected Israel, Iran and the Gulf countries.
In the north of the Iranian capital they heard big explosions, according to a journalist from AFP.
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Israel later announced that he had launched a “wave of attacks on a large scale” in Tehran.
And in Israeli territory the army activated air defenses in the face of a new wave of missiles coming from Iran.
The American president, Donald Trump assured on Friday in Truth Social that his army “has not even begun to destroy what remains in Iran”.
Also threatened con destroy bridges y power plants after the United States attacked Iran’s highest bridge.
For his part, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuassured that 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity has been affected by the bombings.
Earlier this week, Iran’s two largest steel plants announced they would cease operations due to American bombings e Israelis.
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Los attacks to industrial facilities aggravate the economic consequences of the guerra and join the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
In that part of the territory 20% of the world’s oil transited, and whose blockade has skyrocketed the prices of crude oil and natural gas.
just some boats They continue to circulate, mostly from countries that have good relations with Iran.
According to an analysis of AFP60% of the goods transport vessels that pass through this route come from or are headed to Iran.
The military spokesman, Ebrahim Zolfagari, has warned that Iran will respond to threats Trump attacking energy facilities in the region.
In Kuwait, a drone on Friday caused a fire in a oil company refinery national and another attack damaged an energy and desalination complex, state media indicated.
In Abu Dhabi, a gas complex had to close for a arson due to the “fall of debris” after the interception of a projectile, the government reported.
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In Lebanonthe other major objective of the war where the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah and the army have been facing each other since March 2 Israeliat least 1,345 people have died, according to data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Israel said on Friday that it had reached more than 3,500 targets throughout Lebanon since it began conflict.
For its part, the Interim Force of the United Nations in Lebanon announced that three blue helmets were injured by a burst in the south.
Three soldiers of the mission have dead in less than a week.
In the middle of the war, the White House sent a budget project to Congress on Friday to request 1.5 trillion dollars in defense spending.
If approved, military spending will go from $1 trillion in 2026 to $1.5 trillion in 2027, according to the document presented to Congress.
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