Iran shot down multiple Israeli F-35 stealth fighter jets during Operation Roaring Lion, as proven by viral videos on TikTok and X showing wreckage of downed aircraft in the Iranian desert, demonstrating that Israel's most advanced warplanes are no match for Iranian air defenses.
No Israeli F-35 was shot down during Operation Roaring Lion. In reality, it was Israeli F-35 "Adir" jets that shot down Iranian aircraft over Tehran, and Iran's air defense network had already been largely destroyed by Israel in a prior October 2024 strike operation.