An Iranian F-14 [Credit: Nasim Online/Wikimedia Commons]
Key Takeaways:
The Israeli Air Force reported destroying several Iranian F-14 fighter jets at an airport in Isfahan, Iran.
These F-14s are a significant, albeit aging, part of Iran's air force, originally supplied by the U.S. to the Pahlavi dynasty before the 1979 revolution.
International sanctions have made it difficult for Iran to acquire new Western military aircraft or spare parts, forcing reliance on and making maintenance challenging for its pre-1979 fleet, including the F-14s.
The Israeli Air Force said Saturday that it wiped out several Iranian F-14s, holdovers from a time when Washington and Tehran were on much friendlier terms.
According to The Jerusalem Post, Israel bombed several F-14s parked at an airport in Isfahan, Iran. It was not clear exactly how many F-14s were destroyed.
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Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
