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The 1972 Nixon deal that sent 79 F-14 fighter jets to Iran remains a pivotal moment in military history
Recent airstrikes linked to the ongoing Iran conflict have raised questions about the fate of the F-14 “Tomcat,” one of the most iconic fighter jets ever built. Satellite images and videos suggest that Israeli strikes may have hit several of these aircraft at Iranian airbases.
The Israeli Air Force said on Sunday that it carried out strikes on facilities housing Iran's F-14 Tomcat fighter jets at an airport in Isfahan. "In a wide-scale Air Force strike directed by Military Intelligence, facilities storing F-14 fighter jets ...
The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun. The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions.
Israel says it destroyed several Iranian F-14 fighter jets during airstrikes on Isfahan Airport as the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to intensify.
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