Iran on Monday claimed that it had downed an F-15 fighter plane in Kuwait as hostilities with US-backed Israel entered their third day, additional intensifying tensions throughout West Asia and elevating fears of one other large-scale army confrontation globally.

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Movies circulating on social media purportedly confirmed an F-15 descending in a gradual spiral, with flames trailing from the rear of the jet. Nonetheless, it was not instantly confirmed whether or not the plane belonged to america or Israel, each of which function F-15 fighter planes.

The pilot ejected safely, as per a number of media reviews.