{"id":65327,"date":"2026-03-19T18:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=65327"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:59:58","slug":"u-s-f-35-makes-emergency-landing-after-apparent-iranian-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/u-s-f-35-makes-emergency-landing-after-apparent-iranian-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. F-35 makes emergency landing after apparent Iranian strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A U.S. F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the Middle East after it was apparently struck by Iranian fire, according to CNN. The pilot is in stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of reports that a U.S. F-35 aircraft conducted an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase after flying a combat mission over Iran,\u201d CENTCOM spokesman Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement. \u201cThe aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition. This incident is under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/19\/politics\/f-35-damage-iran-war\">CNN<\/a>, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported that the aircraft is believed to have been struck by Iranian fire. CENTCOM did not say whether the aircraft had been hit or whether the pilot was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fars News Agency, an Iranian state-affiliated outlet linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published video it said showed the moment an American F-35 was struck by air defenses operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force. 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