Updated On: 02 March, 2026 02:03 PM IST | Tehran | ANI
Iranian state media claimed that a US F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Kuwait and shared an alleged image of the captured American pilot, along with footage of Iran’s drone fleet and strikes on US-Israeli targets

Smoke rises over US Embassy in Kuwait amid Iranian strikes. PIC/AFP
Iranian State Media on Monday released a picture on Telegram allegedly of the American F-15 fighter pilot whose plane was downed in Kuwait earlier on Monday morning. As tensions escalate in the region, it also shared visuals of the massive drone fleet of Iran along with Iranian strikes on US-Israeli targets in the region.
In a post on Telegram, Press TV said, "American pilot after his fighter jet crashed in Kuwait".