Iran claims strikes on two US Black Hawk helicopters

Iran’s military command claimed on Friday to have struck enemy targets, including two helicopters and two American warplanes. State media quoted spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari, who described the day as “black and humiliating” for US and Israeli forces.

Dubai: In a briefing Saturday, Iran’s joint military command spokesperson said it hit other enemy targets Friday, including the two helicopters.

The AP could not independently verify the claims. Some media outlets in the US have reported the helicopters were hit.

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Ebrahim Zolfaghari said in a statement carried by state media that it “must be called a black and humiliating Friday for the American and Zionist enemies.”

Iran had claimed the downing of two American warplanes Friday.

On Saturday, the US military was pressing ahead with its search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran.