New developments are emerging every day amid the war between America and Israel with Iran in the Middle East. Where today on Friday (April 3, 2026) Iran claimed to have shot down an American F-35 and an F-15 fighter plane during the war. At the same time, America has succeeded in safely evacuating the F-35 pilot from Iran. Meanwhile, big news has also come out regarding the ceasefire attempt between America and Iran under the leadership of Pakistan. It is being told that the talks between the two countries in Pakistan have come to a standstill at present. Know the top-5 updates of Iran war-
Iran refuses talks led by Pakistan
There were to be ceasefire talks between America and Iran led by Pakistan to stop the war that has been going on for more than a month, but these talks are currently stalled because Iran has refused to hold talks in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and has also rejected America’s demands. Along with this, Turkey and Egypt are now exploring possibilities of holding talks in new places like Doha or Istanbul and are presenting new proposals to restart the talks.
Pakistani newspaper Tribune reported, quoting officials, that US Vice President JD Vance was ready to hold talks with Iranian leaders in Islamabad twice, but Iran’s leaders first asked for time at the last moment citing internal talks and then refused to hold talks.
Iran shoots down US F-35 and F-15 fighter planes
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday (April 3, 2026) shot down an American F-35 and an F-15 fighter plane during the battle. Iran’s news agency has also shared the video of the shooting down of the American fighter plane. Apart from this, the Iranian News Agency has claimed to have shot down an American Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq’s airspace.
US succeeded in saving one of its pilots from Iran
Before the American fighter jets were shot down by Iran, the pilots in the planes had ejected, but after the ejection they landed in the Iranian border area. After this, Iran announced that whoever captures or kills American pilots will be rewarded. Meanwhile, America, by conducting a rescue operation, succeeded in evacuating one of its aircraft pilots safely from Iran.
IDF attacks an armed terrorist group of Hamas
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) earlier today Friday (April 3, 2026) identified an armed group of the Hamas terrorist organization operating near its forces in the northern Gaza Strip, which was posing a threat to the forces. With the aim of eliminating the threat as soon as it was identified, the IDF launched a precise attack on the terrorist group and confirmed that the attack had hit the target.
Demonstration in Baghdad in support of Iran against US-Israel war
On Friday (April 3, 2026) in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, hundreds of Iraqis demonstrated in support of Iran and protested against the military operations being conducted by Israel and America against Iran. The protesters carried flags of Iran and Hezbollah and also held posters of slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his successor Mojtaba Khamenei.
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