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Iran displays wreckage of US, Israeli aircraft in …

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has put the wreckage of US and Israeli aircraft on public display, offering a dramatic glimpse of the military hardware Tehran says was destroyed during the recent war.

Images released by Iranian state-linked media show sections of aircraft arranged as part of an exhibition, including what has been identified as the remains of a US F-15 fighter jet. The display reportedly includes the aircraft’s ejection seat, canopy and part of its tail.

The exhibition appears designed not only to showcase recovered wreckage but also to underline Iran’s claims about the effectiveness of its air-defence capabilities during the conflict.

The appearance of the F-15 debris is particularly significant. Recent reporting has identified the wreckage as belonging to an F-15E Strike Eagle, while Iranian authorities have presented it as evidence of a successful engagement against US airpower.

However, claims surrounding aircraft losses have been contested throughout the conflict. In earlier incidents, Iranian officials announced that US aircraft had been destroyed, while American officials disputed some of the claims. Independent identification of battlefield wreckage has also sometimes proved difficult.

Iranian forces have previously showcased captured or downed US military equipment as symbols of resistance. A similar exhibition in Tehran in 2019 displayed wreckage of a US Global Hawk drone claimed to have been shot down by Iran.

The latest display comes after Iran also claimed on July 30 that three US F-35 fighter jets had been destroyed at Jordan’s Al Azraq airbase. That claim has not been independently established.

By placing the aircraft remnants on display, Tehran is turning battlefield debris into a powerful political and military message—one intended to demonstrate that even advanced American and Israeli aircraft can be targeted during wartime.

The exhibition is likely to fuel further debate over the scale of aircraft losses during the conflict and the competing narratives presented by Iran, the US and Israel.

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