Fresh claims and denials are intensifying the conflict in the Middle East, with Iran and the United States giving very different versions of recent events. Reports involving advanced fighter jets like the F-18,

A dramatic and potentially consequential claim has emerged from Tehran, where the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has successfully targeted a U.S. military aircraft in its airspace.

U.S. boots are now inside Iran as American commandos launch a high-risk combat search-and-rescue mission deep in hostile territory. The operation follows the reported downing of a U.S. F-15E fighter jet over Iran on April 3.

Iranian authorities have dubbed it their 'fourth successful interception' of US and Israeli jets since the war began.

A Kuwaiti jet fighter was the cause of the accidental shootdown of three American F-15s on Monday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. At least one Kuwaiti F-18 is believed to be responsible, the report said.

The search-and-rescue mission for a downed fighter jet crew member is ongoing as the war in the Middle East rages on.