India, April 3 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it has shot down a second US F-35 stealth fighter jet over central Iran, according to multiple media reports.

In a statement, the IRGC's central command headquarters said the aircraft was "hit by a new air defence system" developed by its aerospace force, causing it to crash in central Iran. 

"Due to the severe explosion of the fighter jet upon impact, it is unlikely that the pilot survived," the statement added, as reported by Turkiye Today.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency published several images that it said showed the wreckage of the downed aircraft. However, the United States has not confirmed the incident or issued any official respons...