00:00Literally, all day and night, meaning throughout every single day and night of the year,
00:06my friends and comrades are on their own battlefield, actively hunting them down.
00:13Yes.
00:14While we were just having this conversation, while we were interacting,
00:17our friends managed to strike the cruise missile.
00:19They very easily intercepted and tracked it, then hit it right in the exact scene where we were located,
00:24and they didn't bother to tell us anything at all.
00:26No, they didn't say. It's a red situation.
00:28It's red because the pace of work is high. The pace of work is very high.
00:31Yes, thank God. So we must be confident in modern air defense systems, especially for hunting cruise missiles.
00:36Yes, and it does have certain considerations or limitations in some specific situations.
00:41However, in the vast majority of cases, they are quite capable of easily engaging and taking down,
00:47whether it's hostile aircraft or indeed objects such as these cruise missiles and even micro drones,
00:52striking them with ease and hunting them effectively.
00:55What was your feeling at the moment you launched your weapon towards the missile and the F-35?
01:01We learned so that it's God who throws.
01:05That's why I say God willing now, because what we do, we do through God.
01:10What we shoot, God shoots.
01:11Then when you saw it hit,
01:12When we saw it happen, God's hand struck.
01:15I think the system room has fallen to Turkey.
01:18The sheer excitement and fervor of the children.
01:21And then at the moment they witnessed the impact.
01:26And when that aircraft was struck, was truly beyond description.
01:30Because we had completely brought down a Lockheed Martin technology to the ground.
01:36Yeah, so that night when the news broke, the company's shares really plummeted.
01:41When the video was released, it was quite fascinating.
01:43And I'm telling you honestly, this was the heartfelt encouragement people gave us.
01:48If people weren't in the field, if people weren't on the scene,
01:52we wouldn't have dared to sit down and do this work with such ease.
01:58Very easily, because we had the strong support of the people,
02:03God made this happen, God did it, and we just pressed a button,
02:08and God showed us its outcome.
02:10Your single message to the people of Iran themselves who are in the streets these nights and days.
02:15We love you, and from the lips of each and every one of our valiant fighters,
02:20from the lips of each and every one of my dear friends and comrades,
02:24I also declare that we truly love you,
02:26and we will gladly sacrifice our very lives for you and for our esteemed leader.
02:33Iran now claims it has downed a second U.S. F-35 stealth fighter
02:39and struck a key American missile defense system in Saudi Arabia.
02:44Iran is not just claiming big success, but showing proofs in terms of images.
02:51If confirmed, this could mark a turning point in modern warfare narratives.
02:57According to Iranian claims, the F-35, one of the most advanced stealth jets in the U.S. arsenal,
03:04was shot down using a new indigenous air defense system.
03:08Not just any aircraft, but a fifth-generation stealth fighter designed to be nearly untouchable.
03:17Reports suggest a massive explosion on impact and little chance of pilot ejection.
03:24That means not just loss of the aircraft, but minimal recovery of sensitive technology.
03:30This would be the second such loss linked to assets from the Lakenheath Squadron.
03:37And that raises serious questions.
03:40Is stealth dominance no longer guaranteed?
03:44From a military standpoint, this could validate Iran's investment in homegrown air defense systems.
03:51For years, the F-35 has been marketed as nearly invincible in high-threat environments.
03:57But a confirmed shootdown, especially a second one, could challenge that perception in real combat conditions.
04:06The impact is not just military, it is economic.
04:09The F-35 program depends heavily on global buyers.
04:14Now, allies may rethink purchases, delay orders, or demand tougher negotiations.
04:21At the same time, another critical strike is drawing attention.
04:25Iran claims damage to the THAD system's ANTPY-2 radar at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
04:35This radar is the backbone of missile defense, responsible for detecting and tracking threats at long range.
04:43Satellite imagery reportedly shows burn marks and structural damage.
04:48If true, this creates gaps in missile defense coverage, forcing urgent redeployment or repairs under pressure.
04:57Taken together, these developments signal something bigger.
05:00Iran demonstrating it can hit, both in the air and on the ground.
05:06High-value U.S. systems, once seen as untouchable, now vulnerable.
05:12For the United States, this is a stark reminder.
05:15Technological superiority alone does not guarantee immunity.
05:20And for the region, the balance of power may be shifting faster than expected.
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