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Tehran (Rajeev Sharma): In a significant escalation of the ongoing West Asia conflict, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to have successfully struck a United States Air Force F-35 Lightning II. If fully verified, this would mark the first time a fifth-generation US stealth fighter has been hit by enemy fire in combat. The IRGC stated that the aircraft was intercepted at 2:50 a.m. local time over central Iranian airspace by their "advanced, modern air defense systems," following what they described as a successful campaign that has already downed over 125 US and Israeli…