Iran announces new air defence used to down US fighter jet
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Iranian military leaders said they would regain control of their skies from the US
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Iran has unveiled a new air defence system which it said was used in the downing of a US fighter jet on Friday.
A spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command said Tehran would achieve full control over its airspace.
"The enemy should know that we will achieve the complete control of the sky of our country with new air defence systems built by the young scientists and proud youth of this country and one after another in the field of action... and prove the humiliation of the enemy to the world more than before," said the spokesperson.
Two US combat planes crashed in Iran on Friday after being targeted by the country's air defence systems.
Iranian state media reported that they targeted an "enemy" A-10 aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz.
The lone pilot of the aircraft was rescued, according to the New York Times.
NBC reported that two US helicopters taking part in the rescue effort were also hit by Iranian fire, and the crew were unharmed, according to an anonymous US official.
The A-10 is a single-seat jet designed to support ground forces.
The US has sent thousands of troops to the region in recent weeks, in what many have speculated – and the US government has indicated – could be a ground operation to seize Iranian islands in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran had 48 hours left to make a deal on opening the strait or face "Hell".
"Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT," Trump wrote on Saturday. "Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign [sic] down on them."
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