Iran Shares Video Of F-15 Fighter In Flames Mid-Air, Crashing In Kuwait

Iran claimed Monday it shot down a F-15 fighter jet as the war with United States-backed Israel entered a third day, dragging the West Asia region and the world into a second major military conflict.

There are, however, unconfirmed reports the incident may have involved 'friendly fire'.

Visuals shared online showed an F-15 - it was not immediately clear if it belonged to the US or Israel - spiralling down in slow motion, with flames from its rear. The plane was flying over Kuwait at the time.

Multiple media reports said the two pilots ejected safely.

Simultaneously, news agency AFP reported smoke from the US embassy in Kuwait.

Neither the US nor Israel have confirmed the crash so far.

US-Israel missile strikes Saturday - targeting regime installations in Tehran and Iranian military bases - resulted in a free-for-all in West Asia after the Iranian side responded with a barrage of missiles and armed drone attacks at Tel Aviv and American military bases across the region.

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Day 1 after missiles struck a compound in central Tehran. Khamenei's death was the result of 'months of intelligence planning', intel sources said.

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On Monday morning explosions were heard across major cities in the Gulf region as Tehran continued to pound Israel and American military assets on a scale that has surprised military observers. Explosions were also heard in Jerusalem, an AFP journalist said. This was after the Israeli military said it had "identified missiles launched from Iran" and sounded air raid sirens.

The scale and intensity of each side's attacks have escalated over the past 72 hours, with regional, non-State actors like Iran-backed Hezbollah also joining the conflict.

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The war has led widespread disruption to civilian populations in all affected countries.

This includes the airport in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates - which is one of the busiest in the world and a key hub for Asia-Europe flights - being shut down for several hours.

And a luxury hotel in the city was among civilian buildings hit by an Iranian missile, while Tehran claimed a US-Israel missile hit a school in the town of Minab, killing over 160 people, including children.

So far over 200 casualties have been confirmed, though human rights organisations monitoring the war and working in the area warn the actual toll could be much higher.