Tasnim reported an alarm from a US tanker aircraft in the Middle East.

The US Army's Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker tanker aircraft has signaled an emergency situation on board over Saudi Arabia. This was reported on May 5 by the Tasnim news agency.

"A few minutes ago, a US Air Force KC-46A tanker aircraft operating over the Persian Gulf, as well as a KC-135r, issued the emergency code 7700 in the skies over Saudi Arabia on its way back to Tel Aviv," the Telegram channel said.

The tanker took off from Abu Dhabi and spent about two hours over the Persian Gulf, where it sent a 7700 signal and headed towards Qatar. This code is used to notify ground services of an emergency, such as engine failure, cabin depressurization, or health problems for someone on board.

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The F-35 fighter jet of the Air Force On April 6, the United States issued a distress signal over the territory of Iraq. According to the monitoring, the plane was located near the Iraqi border with Kuwait at the time of the emergency signal. The fighter belongs to the Lightning II class, which is a fifth-generation multifunctional military aircraft.

CNN reported on April 5 that the United States has lost at least seven military aircraft since the start of the war in Iran. According to the TV channel, among the lost American aircraft are three F—15 fighter jets shot down by "friendly fire" from Kuwaiti air defense systems, a KC-135 tanker aircraft that crashed in Iraq, as well as an E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft destroyed during an attack on a base in Saudi Arabia.