{"id":15222,"date":"2025-06-14T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=15222"},"modified":"2025-06-14T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:46:11","slug":"iran-downs-third-israeli-f-35-in-airspace-defense-operation-captures-israeli-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/asia\/middle-east\/iran\/iran-downs-third-israeli-f-35-in-airspace-defense-operation-captures-israeli-pilots\/2025\/06\/14\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran downs third Israeli F-35 in airspace defense operation, captures Israeli pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">TEHRAN, June 14(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran Times<\/a>)<strong> \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0In a significant display of\u00a0Iranian air defense\u00a0capability, the\u00a0Artesh (Iranian Army)\u00a0has successfully downed a third advanced Israeli\u00a0F-35 fighter jet\u00a0violating Iranian airspace. The incident occurred late Tuesday, reportedly intercepted by sophisticated\u00a0indigenous Iranian missile systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">According to an official\u00a0Artesh statement\u00a0broadcast on\u00a0National Iranian TV, the Israeli warplane was neutralized over western Iran. The pilot ejected and was subsequently\u00a0captured by Iranian forces, marking the third F-35 downed since\u00a0Israeli aggression\u00a0began last Friday. Of the two previously downed jets, one pilot is confirmed killed, while another remains in\u00a0Iranian custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">This decisive action comes in direct response to unprovounced\u00a0Zionist regime attacks\u00a0that ignited the current conflict. On Friday, Israeli strikes targeted\u00a0Tehran residential buildings, tragically killing approximately\u00a0100 Iranian civilians,\u00a0military officials, and\u00a0nuclear scientists. Simultaneous attacks struck\u00a0Iranian nuclear sites\u00a0and\u00a0multiple military bases\u00a0across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Exercising its\u00a0right to self-defense, the\u00a0Islamic Republic of Iran\u00a0has launched a robust\u00a0military response. Five precise waves of\u00a0Iranian ballistic missiles\u00a0have struck\u00a0occupied Palestinian territories, destroying or severely damaging\u00a0over 150 Israeli military and intelligence sites. Operations continue with ongoing deployments of\u00a0Iranian Kamikaze drones, targeting key\u00a0Zionist regime assets. Military analysts anticipate\u00a0heavier missile strikes\u00a0in the imminent hours as Iran upholds its\u00a0legitimate defense\u00a0against continued\u00a0Israeli aggression.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN, June 14(Tehran Times) \u2013\u00a0In a significant display of\u00a0Iranian air defense\u00a0capability, the\u00a0Artesh (Iranian Army)\u00a0has successfully downed a third advanced Israeli\u00a0F-35 fighter jet\u00a0violating Iranian airspace. The incident occurred late Tuesday, reportedly intercepted by sophisticated\u00a0indigenous Iranian missile systems. According to an official\u00a0Artesh statement\u00a0broadcast on\u00a0National Iranian TV, the Israeli warplane was neutralized over western Iran. The pilot ejected [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2450,2452,8273],"tags":[8981,9694,201,5225,5262],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/F35.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15226,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15222\/revisions\/15226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}