To bail out the Islamic Republic and allow it to reconstitute its air force now would represent strategic malpractice on a scale unprecedented even for the Biden White House, writes mrubin1971.
The Biden administration remains committed to rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, offering Tehran an ever-increasing pot of concessions. While analysts and politicians debate that deal’s nonproliferation merits, what is certain is that a new deal would send tens of billions of dollars into Iranian coffers.
The weak link in both militaries has always been the aerial component. Iran's jet fighters are outdated, if not obsolete. While the shah aspired to make Iran a first-world power, the revolution interrupted the acquisition of his air force. Many of Iran’s platforms date to pre-revolutionary days. Iran is the only country that still flies F-14s, which the U.S. Navy retired more than 15 years ago.
This is why the windfall from a renewed Iran nuclear deal cannot come soon enough for Iran. Earlier this week, Army Brig. Gen. Hamid Vahidi announced that"the purchase of Russian Sukhoi-35 fighters is on the agenda … and we hope to get these fourth generation fights in the future." He continued to expound on the planes’ greater targeting capabilities and endurance.
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