Iran confirmed that Mehdi Firoozmand was killed in a nighttime training accident on 19 Feb 2026 when a two-seat F-4 Phantom II crashed in Hamadan, Iran, after taking off from Shahid Nojeh Air Base. Iranian officials said the flight was a routine training sortie and there was no sign of hostile action, though unconfirmed reports point to a possible technical malfunction. Firoozmand, an instructor pilot with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, ejected but later died from injuries, while the rear-seat crew member survived and was hospitalized. State outlets including Mizan News Agency published tributes, as the crash highlights the operational strain of maintaining aging aircraft fleets under sanctions — even as geopolitical tensions rise amid warnings of possible escalation from Donald Trump toward Tehran.
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