Washington, April 2 -- The United States military's Central Command (CENTCOM) has dismissed allegations made by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) regarding the purported downing of an "enemy" fighter jet over Qeshm Island.

In a statement posted on X, CENTCOM refuted the Iranian claims concerning the incident in the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that "all US fighter aircraft are accounted for." Addressing the frequency of such reports from Tehran, the military command noted that "Iran's IRGC has made the same false claim at least half a dozen times," according to the social media post.

This denial follows assertions from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that its aerial defence units intercepted and downed an "e...