Tehran [Iran], July 30: Iran has claimed that it had destroyed three US F-35 fighter jets and heavily damaged three others at Jordan's Al-Azraq Air Base on Thursday in retaliation to American attacks on Qeshm Island. According to the statement, the operation was carried out in response to a US airstrike on Qeshm Island on Wednesday night. Earlier, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had carried out a large-scale wave of strikes against IRGC targets inside Iran. Explosions were reported across southern Iran, including in Bandar Abbas and Kish Island, according to Iranian media. Iran further warned that the strait would not be reopened while what it described as US threats and interference in regional maritime movements continued.