By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR
Updated:
- Iran has claimed it has shot at a US F-35 fighter jet and intercepted an American drone after Donald Trump launched new strikes on Tehran
- The Revolutionary Guards said it has the right to retaliate to any aggressive action taken by US military amid claims drones and the aircraft entered Iranian airspace.
- It comes after US forces attacked missile sites and boats trying to lay mines
- The flare up comes as Iranian negotiators arrive in Doha for the latest round of talks to end the months-long conflict
- Oil prices fluctuated in the wake of the US strikes, which may threaten any agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal remained within reach despite the attack
- Iranian state media has reported several people were killed by airstrikes after boats were targeted near Larak Island
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Ayatollah warns US will have so safe havens in Middle East in Hajj message
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel on Tuesday that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for United States bases and the U.S. will no longer have a safe haven in the region, as Tehran and Washington discuss a framework to end their three-month-old war.
The message, published by the Tasnim news agency, was released to mark the start of Hajj – an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
It reads:
What is certain in this regard is that the hands of time will not turn back, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for US bases. The United States not only will no longer have a safe haven for its mischief and for establishing military bases in the region but day by day, it is growing more distant from its former status.
The shaken Zionist regime and the cancerous tumor of Israel are likewise approaching the final stages of their wretched existence, and by Gods grace and in accordance with the decisive and forward-looking words of our magnanimous martyred Leader (may God sanctify his pure soul) ten years ago it will not live to see twentyfive years after that date, God willing.
What the IRGC have said about F-35 attack
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) declared a US F-35 fighter jet had been attacked and an American drone intercepted in a statement carried on its Sepah news website.
CENTCOM, otherwise known as US Central Command, has not commented on the claims but has denied previous attacks claimed by the IRGC.
The statement, which has been published and translated on Telegram, reads:
Continuing its interventionist adventures and aggressive behavior in the region, the US terrorist army entered Iranian airspace in the Persian Gulf, and the defense units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in defense of our country’s territorial integrity and following precise intelligence surveillance, identified and shot down an MQ9 drone.
Also, by shooting down an RQ-4 drone and an F-35 fighter, it forced them to flee and exit the territorial airspace. The Revolutionary Guard has warned against any violation of the ceasefire by the aggressor US Army and considers its right to retaliate legitimate and certain.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim attack over US F-35 fighter jet
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Iran war amid fresh tensions between Tehran and Washington.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have today claimed to have attacked a US F-35 fighter jet and intercepted an American drone.
The IRGC said it has the right to retaliate against any actions which violate a ceasefire agreement.
It comes after Donald Trump launched new strikes on Iran with US forces attacking missile sites and boats trying to lay mines.
Stick with us as we bring you the latest developments in the Middle East.
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Trump launches new strikes on Iran as negotiators discuss how to end war
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Ayatollah warns US will have so safe havens in Middle East in Hajj message
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What the IRGC have said about F-35 attack
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim attack over US F-35 fighter jet
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