Chinese engineer's tutorial on how to take down a US F-35 went viral. 5 days later, Iran claimed it did https://t.co/6WU6k8sHUE
— L.T.V.Rajesh (@rajeshltv) April 4, 2026
Technically skilled people in China are sharing their knowledge online to help Iran counter the American military in the ongoing war. Someone posted a detailed tutorial on how to bring down the F-35 fighter jet on Chinese social media, and five days later, Iran claimed that it had struck the plane, SCMP reported. The video posted on March 14 went viral and garnered tens of millions of views, while the Iranian claim came on March 19.
The Laohu account shared details on how Iran can use low-cost weaponry like infrared missiles, mobile launchers and improvised sensors to attack sophisticated US systems.
🇨🇳 🇮🇷 A viral Chinese video breaks down how Iran could shoot down F-35s using mobile infrared defense systems.
Unpaid Chinese civilians are volunteering technical knowledge on social media to help Iran counter the U.S.pic.twitter.com/wUjbK9CaXB https://t.co/q1jGyRcGfV
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 3, 2026
h/t inna