According to Tasnim News Agency, on March 21, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet in the airspace over central Iran.
The statement said that on the early morning of the 21st, an Israeli F-16 fighter jet entered the airspace over central Iran and was successfully hit by a new air defense system of the IRGC Aerospace Force. This is the third Israeli fighter jet to be shot down in the central region of Iran.
The IRGC stated that during the first three weeks of the war, the Iranian air defense forces have successfully intercepted and destroyed more than 200 aerial targets, including drones, cruise missiles, refueling aircraft, and fighter jets.
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