Tehran, Oct. 8 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has cited a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report listing 81 US military aircraft reportedly lost or damaged during operations against Iran, saying the "real toll is far higher."

In a post on X on Thursday, Araghchi said, "In May, the Congressional Research Service admitted that Iran's Armed Forces had taken out 42 U.S. military aircraft. Now: 81."

"Real toll is far higher," he added.

Araghchi questioned the US military's assessment of the losses, saying, "Proof? CENTCOM won't let a sitting Senator inspect bases it claims are fine."

"You can fool all the people some of the time..." he added.

The CRS report, titled "U.S. Aircraft Combat Losses in Operation Epic F...