A US F-35 fighter jet has made an emergency landing after being struck by suspected Iranian fire, US sources have said. Capt Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, confirmed to CNN that the fifth-generation stealth jet was "flying a combat mission over Iran" when it was forced to make an emergency landing at a US base in the Middle East.

Donald Trump claimed Thursday that $200 billion more going to an unpopular, illegal overseas war wasn’t all that big a deal. During a White House meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump was asked about the Pentagon’s request to Congress for $200 billion to support the ongoing war in Iran.

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US Central Command says stealth fighter was forced to make an emergency landing during a combat mission over Iran The first known combat damage to an F-35 fifth-generation fighter aircraft from a likely Iranian attack suggests that stealth jets can be detected by electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems,

An American F-35 stealth jet flying over Iran was forced to make an emergency landing at a US base in the Middle East after being hit by what US officials believe was Iranian fire, sources tell CNN. A US Central Command spokesperson said the aircraft was on a combat mission when it was struck;

President Donald Trump said the U.S. was considering "winding down" its military operation against Iran, as Iran and Israel traded attacks on Saturday and Iranian media said the nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz had been ​attacked.