FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: Iran's air force could stop Israel
FALSETHE ANSWER
Iran's fighters are F-4s delivered from 1968 and F-14s from 1976; it is the last F-14 operator. Israel hit 5 F-14s in June 2025 and the Isfahan Tomcat base on 8 Mar 2026 (2-3 confirmed by satellite).
SOURCE
IDF footage 16/21 Jun 2025 and 8 Mar 2026; Vantor satellite imagery via TWZ; Wikipedia on 1968/1976 deliveries
theaviationist.com · en.wikipedia.org · twz.com · theaviationist.com
theaviationist.com · en.wikipedia.org · twz.com · theaviationist.com
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