The Iranian state media had claimed that the American jet was targeted near Hormuz Island. Meanwhile, a US F-35 had to make an emergency landing after being hit, though the pilot is safe and the incident is under investigation.

A US F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a US air base in the Middle East after it was allegedly struck by Iran on Thursday, according to new reports. The fifth-generation stealth fighter was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it suddenly had to make an emergency landing,

The F-35 fighter jet landed safely and the pilot is in stable condition, CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said.

Tensions in the Gulf briefly reached a dangerous new level after fighter jets from Qatar intercepted and shot down two Iranian bombers that were reportedly minutes away from striking a major American