In a statement on Friday, the he Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Public Relations announced that the third hostile enemy fighter jet belonging to the Zionist regime, an F-16, was hit at 3:45 am local time in the central part of Iran.

The statement added that Israeli aircraft was hit by the modern air defense systems of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force.

The successful interception and destruction of more than 200 aircraft, including drones, cruise missiles, refueling tankers and highly advanced enemy fighters in the first 3 weeks of the war, indicates the increase in the Iranian armed forces’ power to monitor and intercept aggressors in the skies of Iran and the region and the strengthening of the country's air defense shields.