Iran targeted 'enemy' aircraft near Hormuz strait, state media says

Iran targeted 'enemy' aircraft near Hormuz strait, state media says Iran's air defence system targeted an "enemy" A-10 aircraft in southern waters near the Hormuz Strait, the nation's state media said on Friday. The New York Times reported earlier in the day that a second US Air Force combat plane had crashed in the Gulf region on Friday and its only pilot was then rescued.

Iran's air defence system targeted an "enemy" A-10 aircraft in southern waters near the Hormuz Strait, the nation's state media said on Friday.

The New York Times reported earlier in the day that a second US Air Force combat plane had crashed in the Gulf region on Friday and its only pilot was then rescued.