Tehran Apr 5 : Iran has claimed that its forces destroyed a US C‑130 aircraft and two Black Hawk helicopters during a rescue or special‑operations mission in the Isfahan region. Iranian state media and military sources described the incident as part of retaliatory action amid heightened tensions in the wider West Asia crisis, though independent confirmation of the event and the extent of the losses remains unavailable.
Local reports say the alleged strike took place in or near a sensitive military and nuclear‑related area around Isfahan, but the US military has not yet issued an official statement on the incident. The claim, if verified, would mark a significant escalation in the ongoing standoff between Iran and the United States over regional security and military deployments.
