Why Israel targeted Isfahan Airbase, the interesting answer of history – World

Israel has targeted Isfahan Airbase in an attack on Iran. According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, the airbase’s missile defense system fired several missiles to thwart the attack.

Witnesses confirmed the explosions, while US officials say at least one missile landed in Iran.

The details of the damage at Isfahan Airbase were not revealed. Iranian officials say that no missile landed in Iran.

But the reason why Israel targeted this airport is very important.

Iran’s US-made F-14 Tomcats are based at Isfahan Airbase.

These planes have an interesting history. Apart from the US, Iran is the only country in the world that has F-14 fighter jets. America has not given these planes to any other country.

But today’s Iran is the enemy of America.

These F-14 aircraft were given to Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Iran and Israel were close allies during the Shah’s reign.

The US provided 80 aircraft to Iran. However, shortly following the aircraft were delivered, the Shah was overthrown in Iran and the Islamic Revolution took place.

Iran’s new leadership grounded the F-14 pilots because they were all American-trained.

But then following some time war started in Iran and Iraq. At that time, the Iranian government needed combat resources and F-14 pilots started flying once more.

F-14s inflicted significant damage on Iran during the war.

Iranian pilot Jalil Zandi became the most successful F-14 pilot in history. They performed better than the Americans on this plane.

Iran has been flying F-14s with great success since 1979, despite the US not supplying the aircraft.

The Iranians had been smuggling parts from the US for decades, but when US sanctions were tightened, self-reliance was emphasized and Iran had partial success in making parts for the F-14.

The film showed Tom Cruise stealing an F-14 aircraft from an enemy country

Iran might not get F-14 parts, so when America retired its F-14 planes, all the planes were completely destroyed.

The wound of the F-14 aircraft being left with Iran is so deep for the United States that it was even mentioned in the movies.

In Tom Cruise’s film “Top Gun Maverick”, when two American pilots crash land in an enemy country, they steal an F-14 from the airport and take off.

The F-14 Tomcat is the only fighter jet that has the ability to extend and retract its wings.