Iran's Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is claiming the US is searching for one of its pilots after a jet was reportedly downed over Iran.
On Thursday morning, US Central Command (Centcom) denied IRGC reports that a fighter jet pilot had been shot down over Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz.
It is not clear if this statement refers to the most recent Iranian reports and the BBC has contacted Centcom for further detail.
Tasnim reports that US helicopters, planes and reconnaissance drones are involved in the search.An Iranian state TV newsreader for a local channel has reported that rewards will be given to anyone who captures the pilot alive.
The BBC has not verified the claims and we're working to gather more information.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has accused Israel of targeting a water desalination facility and power plant in Kuwait, after Kuwait said Iran had targeted them.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told the BBC that it's "not aware" of the attack.
In a statement, the IRGC condemned the attacks and warned Middle Eastern countries to remain “alert” to US and Israeli “efforts to foment unrest, destabilise, and destroy the region”.
In the statement, the IRGC did not mention the oil refinery in Kuwait, which has also reportedly been targeted today.
Earlier this week, Iran also accused Israel of targeting a desalination facility in Kuwait.
Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya, the country’s main military command, on Monday accused Israel of “brutal aggression” against the Kuwaiti plant and of attempting to “frame” Iran.
The comments followed an overnight attack on a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, which reportedly killed an Indian worker and caused damage.
Zolfaghari urged regional states to remain vigilant against what he described as Israeli and US “sedition” aimed at destabilising the Middle East.