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US military destroyed several Iranian planes in strikes, footage shows
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The American military destroyed Iranian cargo planes and other aircraft in strikes at Kerman Airport in Iran’s south, footage shows.
A video released by the US Central Command shows strikes on a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lockheed P-3 Orion, and an Ilyushin Il-76.
The US-made planes were supplied to Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
“The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. US forces aren’t just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them,” CENTCOM says on X.
The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. U.S. forces aren’t just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them. pic.twitter.com/CrJj2nFtHB
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026
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