Struck symbol of US arrogance: Iran House Speaker mocks 'downing' of F-35 jet
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Reacting to reports of the F-35 aircraft being damaged, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mocked the reputation of the F-35 as an "untouchable" platform and framed the episode as a turning point.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sported a mocking tone as he criticised US military power after Tehran claimed it struck a US F-35 stealth fighter jet during the ongoing Middle East conflict, calling the incident a symbolic blow to Washington’s perceived air dominance and the "collapse of an order".
Reacting to reports of the aircraft being damaged, Ghalibaf mocked the reputation of the F-35 as an "untouchable" platform and framed the episode as a turning point.
"The F-35 was not just a fighter jet but a statue of the US military's invincibility and arrogance. A theological symbol claimed to be invisible to any eye and superior to any power; but the hand of God is above their hands. This symbol was struck for the first time in the world And this was the moment of collapse of an order," he wrote in Persian on X.
His remarks came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed its air defence systems had hit and “seriously damaged” the advanced stealth jet during a combat mission over central Iran in the early hours of Thursday.
According to the IRGC, the strike occurred around 2:50 am local time, and while the exact fate of the aircraft remains unclear, it suggested there was a high likelihood of a crash.
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