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Israel Says It Downed an Iranian Yak-130 Fighter Jet Over Tehran

Israel has claimed that one of its F-35 fighter jets, referred to as an Adir, shot down a crewed Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet over Tehran, the capital of Iran. The alleged incident involved a direct confrontation between Israeli and Iranian military aircraft.

AB Aaron BoxermanNew York Times - WorldFiled 2026-03-05 · 12:17 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
NEW YORK TIMES - WORLD
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Word count
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Sources cited
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Entities identified
6entities
Quality score
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Israel has claimed that one of its F-35 fighter jets, referred to as an Adir, shot down a crewed Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet over Tehran, the capital of Iran. The alleged incident involved a direct confrontation between Israeli and Iranian military aircraft. The reported downing of the Iranian plane occurred over Iranian airspace. As of yet, there has been no official response or comment from Iran regarding the Israeli claim. The reason for the alleged downing has not been stated by Israel.

Confidence 0.70Claims 4Entities 6
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Article analysis

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Key claims

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Iran did not immediately comment.

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The downed plane was a crewed Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet.

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The Israeli F-35 fighter jet is known as an Adir.

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Israel said one of its F-35 fighter jets downed a plane over Tehran.

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Full report

1 min read · 27 words
Israel said one of its F-35 fighter jets, known as an Adir, had downed another crewed plane over Tehran, the Iranian capital. Iran did not immediately comment.
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Israel location · Key Player
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Iran location · Opposition
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Tehran location · Context
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Yak-130 organization · Opposition
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F-35 organization · Key Player
60
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Adir organization · Key Player
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Keywords & salience

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fighter jet
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downed plane
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iran
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israel
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tehran
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f-35
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yak-130
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adir
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