Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

[Satan]

The scale of Iranian defiance over the past month is without precedent. Standing firm against a coalition of powerful adversaries requires significant resolve. By maintaining its position against the US and Israel, Iran has demonstrated a level of strategic depth and resilience that few anticipated. While other countries might have succumbed early on, Iran has opted for a path of sustained resistance.

 

[Satan]

This is the first case of a US jet being downed in this war - and it matters

This is the first known case of a US fighter jets being shot down over Iran during this conflict. Three F-15Es were shot down by accidental friendly fire by Kuwaiti air defences earlier in the war.

Why does that matter?

Firstly, this comes after Donald Trump and his defence secretary Pete Hegseth have both repeatedly suggested that the US has effectively won this war. Hegseth and military commanders have spoken of "air superiority" and how degraded Iran’s air defences are. Trump had claimed that Iran "can’t do a thing" about US planes flying over its country.

That rhetoric now seems over-confident. This shows that Iran still retains - albeit likely a limited and very reduced - capacity to defend its skies.

Secondly, this comes as the US has been threatening further escalation while also talking up hopes for a deal. This could be used as fuel to accelerate that US escalation in retaliation.

It also may increase nerves among the American public that more US service people are being impacted by this war, at a time when the Trump administration has reportedly been mulling a potential ground invasion - which would increase the risk to US personnel significantly.

One crew member from US fighter jet downed in Iran has been rescued, US media report

Verified video, pictured above, appears to show a US search and rescue operation in southern Iran. It's not known what has happened to the second crew member.

www.bbc.com

Iran continues to defy expectations. We have likely underestimated their strategic abilities and resolve, especially as this war shatters several prevailing myths. The downing of an F-15 is a serious development that shouldn't be dismissed. It remains a fascinating case study: exactly how they did it will be the question on everyone’s mind. As the technical details of the shoot down emerge, Trump remains in a deeply precarious position. The 'Stone Age' threat will come to haunt him badly.

 

[AlperTunga]

This is the first case of a US jet being downed in this war - and it matters

This is the first known case of a US fighter jets being shot down over Iran during this conflict. Three F-15Es were shot down by accidental friendly fire by Kuwaiti air defences earlier in the war.

Why does that matter?

Firstly, this comes after Donald Trump and his defence secretary Pete Hegseth have both repeatedly suggested that the US has effectively won this war. Hegseth and military commanders have spoken of "air superiority" and how degraded Iran’s air defences are. Trump had claimed that Iran "can’t do a thing" about US planes flying over its country.

That rhetoric now seems over-confident. This shows that Iran still retains - albeit likely a limited and very reduced - capacity to defend its skies.

Secondly, this comes as the US has been threatening further escalation while also talking up hopes for a deal. This could be used as fuel to accelerate that US escalation in retaliation.

It also may increase nerves among the American public that more US service people are being impacted by this war, at a time when the Trump administration has reportedly been mulling a potential ground invasion - which would increase the risk to US personnel significantly.

One crew member from US fighter jet downed in Iran has been rescued, US media report

Verified video, pictured above, appears to show a US search and rescue operation in southern Iran. It's not known what has happened to the second crew member.

www.bbc.com

Iran continues to defy expectations. We have likely underestimated their strategic abilities and resolve, especially as this war shatters several prevailing myths. The downing of an F-15 is a serious development that shouldn't be dismissed. It remains a fascinating case study: exactly how they did it will be the question on everyone’s mind. As the technical details of the shoot down emerge, Trump remains in a deeply precarious position. The 'Stone Age' threat will come to haunt him badly.

This does not mean anything. It just shows that US/Israel jets are flying so low (because they know practically there is no AD from Iran) that they can be targeted by missiles fired by a soldier. If hundreds of planes flying over Iran day in day out it can also be a mechanical failure.

What is very telling: US has saved one of the pilots!! This is within Iran territory! That means even helicopters can fly in to rescue the pilot. This is all bullshit that I hear from so called experts in the media saying "Iran is winning". If 100 of those 600 jets that attacked Iran the first day would not have turned back, then I'd say Iran might win this. But we are far from it.

EDIT: Btw, think about revising your name, it is repulsive.

 

[JOYDEEPGHOSH]

#BreakingNews - #Iran Shoots Down #US F-15E #StrikeEagle

Iran Shoots Down U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle

In a first ever confirmed combat loss of USAF aircraft inside Iran in the ongoing Iran - USA/Israel war, Iran has shot down a U.S. F-15...

rbt-defense.blogspot.com

 

[hugh]

This does not mean anything. It just shows that US/Israel jets are flying so low (because they know practically there is no AD from Iran) that they can be targeted by missiles fired by a soldier. If hundreds of planes flying over Iran day in day out it can also be a mechanical failure.

What is very telling: US has saved one of the pilots!! This is within Iran territory! That means even helicopters can fly in to rescue the pilot. This is all bullshit that I hear from so called experts in the media saying "Iran is winning". If 100 of those 600 jets that attacked Iran the first day would not have turned back, then I'd say Iran might win this. But we are far from it.

EDIT: Btw, think about revising your name, it is repulsive.

You are arguing with a bot.

 

[GoatsMilk]

This does not mean anything. It just shows that US/Israel jets are flying so low (because they know practically there is no AD from Iran) that they can be targeted by missiles fired by a soldier. If hundreds of planes flying over Iran day in day out it can also be a mechanical failure.

What is very telling: US has saved one of the pilots!! This is within Iran territory! That means even helicopters can fly in to rescue the pilot. This is all bullshit that I hear from so called experts in the media saying "Iran is winning". If 100 of those 600 jets that attacked Iran the first day would not have turned back, then I'd say Iran might win this. But we are far from it.

EDIT: Btw, think about revising your name, it is repulsive.

yeah the performance has been abysmal. The bar is so low for middle easterners that when one plane gets downed it a big cause for celebration.

I hear things like iran has been preparing for this kind of war for the last 50 years and i think what a load of nonsense. So they were preparing to lose control of their skies within the space of a couple of days and then endure thousands of sorties bombing the shit out of everything within the first month?

They bombed the shit out of small gaza for over a year, would not surprise me if the real intention is to keeping striking iran for years to come.

 

[Satan]

This does not mean anything. It just shows that US/Israel jets are flying so low (because they know practically there is no AD from Iran) that they can be targeted by missiles fired by a soldier. If hundreds of planes flying over Iran day in day out it can also be a mechanical failure.

What is very telling: US has saved one of the pilots!! This is within Iran territory! That means even helicopters can fly in to rescue the pilot. This is all bullshit that I hear from so called experts in the media saying "Iran is winning". If 100 of those 600 jets that attacked Iran the first day would not have turned back, then I'd say Iran might win this. But we are far from it.

EDIT: Btw, think about revising your name, it is repulsive.

This is all BS is such a cheap cop out from you. Fact remains that an incredibly hyped and invincible F-15 was shot down. Wasn't the Iran war supposed to be finished within days? What happened?

PS. Don't worry about my name. Satan has more credibility compared to Israel and the US that you like to defend.

 

[GoatsMilk]

This is all BS us such a cheap cop out from you. Fact remains that an incredibly hyped and invincible F-15 was shot down. Wasn't the Iran war supposed to be finished within days? What happened?

PS. Don't worry about my name. Satan has more credibility compared to Israel and the US that you like to defend.

I think that whole finishing iran in days was just to sell the war to americans. The same americans/zionists havnt been able to finish gaza off after a year. No way in hell they believed that iran could be ended so quickly.

I think the plan is for a war to drag on many many years and potentially for it to expand bringing others into. Then the americans/zionists will attempt the same game they played in syria, where they made sure that the war dragged on and on and on.

Nearly everything they say is a smokescreen, a deception. The reality has always been what they have done, nothing else.

 

[Satan]

yeah the performance has been abysmal. The bar is so low for middle easterners that when one plane gets downed it a big cause for celebration.

I hear things like iran has been preparing for this kind of war for the last 50 years and i think what a load of nonsense. So they were preparing to lose control of their skies within the space of a couple of days and then endure thousands of sorties bombing the shit out of everything within the first month?

They bombed the shit out of small gaza for over a year, would not surprise me if the real intention is to keeping striking iran for years to come.

Is the plan really to target Iran for years? If so, to what end? The collapse of global markets and the world economy? Despite facing a superpower and its proxy, Iran has held firm against the odds. A conflict predicted to last days has stretched into a month, a fact that speaks for itself.

 

[Satan]

I think that whole finishing iran in days was just to sell the war to americans. The same americans/zionists havnt been able to finish gaza off after a year. No way in hell they believed that iran could be ended so quickly.

I think the plan is for a war to drag on many many years and potentially for it to expand bringing others into. Then the americans/zionists will attempt the same game they played in syria, where they made sure that the war dragged on and on and on.

Nearly everything they say is a smokescreen, a deception. The reality has always been what they have done, nothing else.

It isn't a smokescreen. It’s finding out the hard way that Iran isn’t a helpless Gaza that only throws stones. Netanyahu sold Trump a big lie: Iran cannot be defeated within days. The blame lies with Trump. As this war drags on, the pressure will pile onto him. He has threatened to put US forces on Iranian soil, which will further complicate things. From this point onwards, there is only a deep quagmire. We know why Trump is lying about 'positive talks' with Iran when none are taking place. He has to rescue the markets with fake headlines. Trump is feeling the heat.

 

[GoatsMilk]

It isn't a smokescreen. It’s finding out the hard way that Iran isn’t a helpless Gaza that only throws stones. Netanyahu sold Trump a big lie: Iran cannot be defeated within days. The blame lies with Trump. As this war drags on, the pressure will pile onto him. He has threatened to put US forces on Iranian soil, which will further complicate things. From this point onwards, there is only a deep quagmire. We know why Trump is lying about 'positive talks' with Iran when none are taking place. He has to rescue the markets with fake headlines. Trump is feeling the heat.

zionists did what they needed to do to use american might to destroy one of their enemies. zionists dont care how much the americans fail or suffer. trump is just a useful comprised(epstein) idiot. The problem is that daily hundreds of sorties are taking place across iran, the americans can keep this up for a long long time.

 

[Satan]

zionists did what they needed to do to use american might to destroy one of their enemies. zionists dont care how much the americans fail or suffer. trump is just a useful comprised(epstein) idiot. The problem is that daily hundreds of sorties are taking place across iran, the americans can keep this up for a long long time.

The Zionists seek the total dismantling of the Ayatollah’s regime. Yet, despite the assassination of top generals and Ayatollah, successors emerge almost instantly. In other words, the system remains fundamentally intact. Netanyahu, however, will settle for nothing less than total regime change. We’ve seen this script before in Afghanistan and Iraq. History shows that no nation can sustain an endless occupation. Iran, however, is a different animal entirely. Epstein war will end in a disgraceful manner for Trump and Netanyahu. The writing is on the wall.

 

[GoatsMilk]

The Zionists seek the total dismantling of the Ayatollah’s regime. Yet, despite the assassination of top generals and Ayatollah, successors emerge almost instantly. In other words, the system remains fundamentally intact. Netanyahu, however, will settle for nothing less than total regime change. We’ve seen this script before in Afghanistan and Iraq. History shows that no nation can sustain an endless occupation. Iran, however, is a different animal entirely. Epstein war will end in a disgraceful manner for Trump and Netanyahu. The writing is on the wall.

the Zionists allowed the syrian civil war to drag on for 13 years. It was only the Turkish backed side that forced the issue to end.

 

[Sanchez]

The bar is so low for middle easterners that when one plane gets downed it a big cause for celebration.

Again, Iraq was able to down up to 70 aircraft during the 91 war. Syrians and Egyptians downed hundreds of Israeli aircraft in the last centuries wars. It's just Iran that is abysmal.

 

[AlperTunga]

This is all BS is such a cheap cop out from you. Fact remains that an incredibly hyped and invincible F-15 was shot down. Wasn't the Iran war supposed to be finished within days? What happened?

PS. Don't worry about my name. Satan has more credibility compared to Israel and the US that you like to defend.

I have never defended US or Israel. Forum members who have read my previous messages know that I only care about Türkiye. Also F-15 was never hyped as invincible. F-35 has some hype about it. You may indeed be a bot as pointed out by a fellow forum member but I cannot think of what your aim would be in that case.

 

[hugh]

Again, Iraq was able to down up to 70 aircraft during the 91 war. Syrians and Egyptians downed hundreds of Israeli aircraft in the last centuries wars. It's just Iran that is abysmal.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040150976238399530

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040146672295293158

is it an uptick or a trend?

 

[Oublious]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040150976238399530

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040146672295293158

is it an uptick or a trend?

American fighters are crashing a lot off, they have problems with parts or maitain them?

 

[hugh]

it's crazy. people shooting at helicopters with rifles

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040145805802106941

 

[Oublious]

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today dismissed more than twelve generals, including the commander of the US Army.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2039946709216661670

American army dodged a bullet with this brave generals, they see the impossible in the epic epstein operations.

 

[Sanchez]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040150976238399530

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2040146672295293158

is it an uptick or a trend?

I fully buy helicopters being hit with gunfire; unsure about A-10; they mention it was crashed into sea. Americans are refueling their CSAR birds over Iranian airspace with KC-130s. I don't see how can we view this as an "uptick" on Iranian GBAD activity. If anything, it's the other way around.