Iran claimed Monday it shot down a F-15 fighter jet as the war with US-backed Israel entered a third day, dragging the West Asia region and the world into a second major military conflict after Russia’s war on Ukraine. Visuals shared online showed an F-15 – it was not immediately clear if the plane belonged to the US or Israel, since the latter also operates the fighter jet – spiralling downwards in slow motion, with flames visible from its rear. Visuals show both the pilots ejected safely.

