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Iran Blows Up Trump’s ‘Annihilated’ Brag by Downing Two Jets
April 4, 2026
The Daily Beast
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/ReutersPresident Donald Trump has spent weeks insisting that Iran’s military had been “annihilated” and its skies were effectively defenseless. Then Iran shot down not one, but two U.S. aircraft.A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle was brought down over southern Iran, triggering a frantic search-and-rescue mission for its crew.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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