Mohamamad Bagher Ghalibaf said Americans are “absolute geniuses” making “incredible progress” in the war
The president of the Iranian Parliament, this Friday (April 3, 2026), mocked the United States after the Persian country took over a North American F-35 fighter. He related the incident to how the US President (Republican Party) defeated Iran.
In the text, Ghalibaf suggests that the US made a request for help in its rescue operation for the pilots. The 2 who were in the fighter were forced to eject. One of them was . The search for the other continues. The attack took place while the aircraft was flying over the center of Iranian territory.
Iran claimed that the aircraft had been “completely destroyed” and that the pilot’s survival was “unlikely”.
This is the second aircraft of this type shot down by Iran since the US and Israeli war against Iran on February 28. The F-35 is considered one of the most modern war jets in the world.
The US has not yet officially commented on the case.
On social media, rumors are circulating that they were from the downed plane:
