[U.S. Central Command Denies Iranian Claim of 'Shooting Down a U.S. Military Aircraft'] According to Golden Finance, on May 29 (local time May 28), the U.S. Central Command denied Iran's claim that 'the Iranian military shot down a U.S. military aircraft near Bushehr,' calling the report 'false.' According to Iranian reports on the 28th, the explosion sounds heard in Iran's southern Bushehr Province were caused by the air defense system intercepting a 'hostile aircraft.' (CCTV News)