Dozens of Iranian fighters are in Lebanon, and they have been working with Hezbollah for more than two decades, the military says.

"The Iranian fighters will be next," White shouted as he hurried back on the hangar deck.

We have been attacked by an Iranian fighter, repeat, we are under attack!

Iranian fighters were everywhere overhead, and the next twenty minutes was a nightmare come true.

They had to fly almost all the way to the Omani coast before the Iranian fighters began to retreat.

They're going to call for help," the pilot said, "and the Iranian fighters aren't too far away.

Its planes sport missiles costing $160,000, yet an Iranian fighter easily evaded the two fired at it.

They took no losses, while 6 Iranian fighters were shot down and several others damaged, ensuring their air superiority.

The use of helicopter gunships was also hampered, since the Iranian and Kurdish fighters had better cover.

The crew's errors led them to believe that the approaching plane was an Iranian fighter, the Defense Department has said.