“Not True” – US Denies Iran Claim They Shot Down US Airmen
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The United States denied reports from Iran that they shot down a United States airmen.
When asked, a US official told Fox News it was “not true.”
Two U.S. officials told Fox News on Thursday that no American assets were shot down by Iran, pushing back on Iranian state media reports claiming a U.S. aircraft had been downed.
“Not true,” one U.S. official told Fox News when asked about the report.
Iran’s state TV claimed that a United States aircraft was destroyed.
Iran’s state TV said that a US aircraft was destroyed in Iran’s Jam governorate in Bushehr, citing its governor Masoud Tangestani.
This comes after reporting claimed that a 60-day memorandum was reached between the United States and Iran, but was just waiting for Trump’s approval.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give his final approval, two U.S. officials and a regional source involved in the mediation efforts tell Axios. Iran has also not confirmed its acceptance.
Why it matters: The signing of the MOU would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the war started, but a final agreement that tackles Trump’s nuclear demands would still require further intensive negotiations.
“This is an agreement to get everybody to the table. We will work out the details in the negotiations,” one of the U.S. officials said
Behind the scenes: U.S. officials said terms of the deal were mostly agreed to as of Tuesday, but both sides still needed approval from senior leadership.
