“One of the US refueling aircraft has been hit by Iraqi Resistance’s air defense systems in western Iraq and crashed,” Spokesperson of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters said.
“All of the aircraft's personnel were killed,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier, US Central Command had announced in a statement that it is aware of the loss of a US KC-135 refueling aircraft.
“The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing.”
It said that two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely.
It claimed that this was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.