Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has hailed the historic striking of an American F-35 stealth fighter by Iranian forces, declaring that the destruction of this symbol of US arrogance marks the collapse of the Western-led world order.
In a Friday post on his X account, Qalibaf emphasized that the jet represented the core of Washington’s delusions of military supremacy.
“The F-35 was not just a fighter jet, it was a monument to the invincibility and arrogance of the American military; a theological symbol, claimed to be invisible to any eye and superior to all power,” he wrote before citing a Qur’anic verse: “however, ‘the Hand of Allah is above their hands’.” (Holy Qur’an, 10:48)
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirmed that its advanced, modern air defense systems successfully neutralized the fifth-generation stealth aircraft over central Iran’s airspace at 2:50 a.m. local time on Thursday.
The Parliament Speaker noted that the myth of American stealth technology has been shattered.
“This symbol was struck down for the first time in the world; ‘and you did not throw when you threw, rather, it was Allah who threw,’ (Holy Qur’an, 8:17)” he wrote.
“This was the moment an entire order collapsed,” Qalibaf added.
While the IRGC noted the likelihood of a total crash is very high, even Western media outlets have been forced to acknowledge the blow. CNN cited sources confirming the F-35 was forced into an emergency landing at a US base in West Asia after being scorched by Iranian fire.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, was left with no choice but to confirm that the $100 million jet was on a combat mission over Iran when it was intercepted.
This historic targeting comes amid the ongoing Israeli-American terrorist aggression against the Islamic Republic, which was ignited by the unprovoked and cowardly assassination of the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on February 28.
Source: Press tv